Theres the faithbased initiative. There are other synagogues, churches and faithbased groups that deal with this issue in their own particular way. This morning we would like to invite you into a serious and important conversation. We have rabbi Stacy Friedman and joann foreman who is a member of the Mental Health initiative coordinator. Thank you so much for being here. Rabbi friedman, why do we jump in and ask why you consider this particular issue so important for your synagogue into the Jewish Community at large. When we decided this was a real need, i had been at the congregation for 25 years. More and more people had come to me to talk to me about their Mental Health crises. It could be them personally or Family Members and happen more and more. That was in the spring. That summer was the summer that Robin Williams took his life. Suddenly, and really for the first time that i had seen or our country has seen the issue of suicide and Mental Illness being the top issue that it is.
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