Mosaic. I am honored to be your host this morning. We want to invite you into an important conversation about Mental Illness. In particular, about Mental Illness in the Jewish Community. An accepted statistical norm is that one in five families has a loved one diagnosed with Mental Illness. And because of that, it means that nearly every single one of us across the country has a loved one who has a diagnosed Mental Illness. There are many ways in which this issue is responded to but in particular in the faith community, the National Association of Mental Illness have faith based initiatives. There are other synagogues and churches and faithbased groups who deal with this issue in their own particular way. This morning would like you to come and join us in the series and important conversation with senior rabbi Stacy Friedman and the Mental Health Initiative Program coordinator at the congregation. Thank you so much for being here. Rabbi friedman, why dont we jump in and ask you, why di
Of Mental Illness have faith based initiatives. There are other synagogues and other churches and other faith based groups who deal with this issue in their own particular way. This morning, we would like to invite you into this serious and important conversation with members of congregation. 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 dont 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 w
Flourishing Jewish Community. We play the role of a planner, funder, central address for the community that can ensure we flourish. Federations have a history throughout the country that exist in different mostly urban jewish communities around the country. Can you talk a little bit about what the history of federations across the country is . Absolutely. There are more than 150 around the country. They were formed with the idea of bringing the community together, of ensuring there was a fund raising arm for the community, a planning arm for the community. The federations in many situations built jewish communities around the country with their partners. Our Federation Region serves San Francisco city and counsel city, marin and sonoma. In our particular federation, what does the federation do . We have a large region as you gather geographically relative to many urban federations. In this region first of all what we do is we convene our partners and we together collaborate and plan on
Who has a diagnosed Mental Illness. There are many, many ways in which this issue was responded to, but in particular in the faith community. The association for Mental Illness. And cami have faithbased initiatives. There are other synagogues and other churches and other faithbased groups who deal with this issue in their own particular way. This morning, wed like to invite you into this serious and important conversation, with members of congregation roto sholom. In particular, senior rabbi Stacy Freedman and joann foreman who is at congregation shalom. Thank you so much rabbi and joanne for being here. Thank you for having us. Rabbi freedman. Why dont we jump in and ask you, why did you consider this particular issue to be so important to your particular synagogue and to 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 for about 20 years. And increasingly in the months preceding t