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(JTA) — A conference of Jewish educators became first responders of sorts when Colorado Gov. Jared Polis had an emergency: The Jewish Democrat was about to be sworn in for
There was about a half hour to find a Tanakh for Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, the state's first Jewish governor, before he was sworn in for a second time this week.
“When looking for a Tanakh, there’s never one too far away,” a Polis spokeswoman said.
With 30 minutes to swearing-in, people attending the inauguration for Polis, put out frantic calls to Denver’s Jewish community.
Jared Polis lost his Hebrew Bible, but after a number of frantic calls, one was found at nearby annual national conference of Jewish day school network Prizmah