i am rabbi eric weiss. i am honored to be your host. the world is so complex. one of the ways we are able to interact with complexity is by developing the simple skill of reading, the way in which we learn from books, the way books teach us, the way we are able to interact with the world by what we learn when we read. we would like to introduce you to a conversation this morning. welcome vivian and howard. >> thank you very much. >> it's a pleasure. >> vivian, what is pj library? >> the pj stands for pajamas. it's a program of the jewish community federation of san francisco. it provides free jewish children's books and music to kids in the bay area starting at six months through the age of eight. we have another program that's relatively new called pj our way which are chapter books and graphic novels that are also free with jewish content for kids 9 to 11 years of age. >> fantastic. is pj library just a local program? >> it's actually an international program. it was started in the u.s. but it currently is in 12 different countries an