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Michaelson Jenet reflects on the Jewish values she brings to Colorado Legislature

first thing Dafna Michaelson Jenet reaches for in her office at the Colorado State Capitol is a Chumash that underpins the cohesiveness of her personal and legislative aspirations. “When I came to the legislature, I wanted to make laws that were neither right nor left but met my perception of Colorado’s values,” says the Democratic representative for HD 30 in Commerce City and surrounding areas. “This forced me to think of my own values: tikkun olam, and the three precepts upon which the world stands: Torah, avodah (service) and gemilut chasidim (acts of kindness).” While the above would be a perfect match in a purely Jewish environment, can they function in the frenetic, contentious and increasingly antagonistic world of politics? “I am driven by Jewish […]
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