and rabbi jk jack si is the senior rabbi in oakland. >> let's jump in and ask you, what are your experiences in the jewish community? >> for the most part, my experiences have been very positive. which is why i find myself as a leader in the community now. i'm buy racial and that wo pose a challenge -- would pose a challenge at times. people would question why we were there and even say are you sure you're jewish, which would be difficult at times. >> yes. >> and my experience was both wonderful and also complicated and challenging. i grew up here in san francisco and went to synagogue and just one of a few kids who are not white or recognized as white in the community. i had a rich experience growing up with jewish values and practices in the jewish community and people wondering when i was adopted, when i became jewish, when i learned the prayers rather than assuming that i was a natural part of the fabric of the jewish community. >> so we have in our jewish community and culture, this tremendous respect for what we think of as text life. we value words, play with words, we like to think a