in particular, its senior rabbi and joann foreman who is the mental health initiative program coordinator of congregation. thank you so much, rabbi and joann for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> why don't we jump in and ask you, why do you think this issue is so important to your synagogue and the jewish community at large? >> thank you for asking. when this program began or when we decided that it was a real need, i had been at the congregation road for 20 years and increasingly in the months proceeding that, more and more people had come to me to talk to me about their mental illness. about their mental health crisis with them personally or family members. it just happened more and more. that was in the spring and then that summer was the summer that robin williams took his life. and suddenly, and really for the first time that i had seen that our country had seen the issue of suicide and mental illness was the top issue in the news. news programs were talking about it. the newspaper, television. people were having this conversation. and at that moment, i said it's time to dis