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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
“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
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, who is Jewish, saved by the bell after failing to find his Tanakh to be sworn in for his second term in office