Eric Lander is a member of my synagogue and his written words were also reflected in comments he made at his swearing-in ceremony with VP Kamala Harris, with his wife and three children in attendance. See
*CSpan Video of Swearing In Ceremony – Wed June 2* https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://youtu.be/jnRgz1C5RyQ__;!!KGKeukY!kVYnfCrRvWen6vUxtf1kmrnFDQ25LFk8oV_0sWdYIpbogdD6O6HvxGGqt_YC5w2_iJ8$ *Robin* ---------------- Robin I. Zeitz Beth El Temple Center Belmont, MA email: r.i.ze...@gmail.com On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 11:59 AM Cohen, Julie via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > A colleague sent me this wonderful article last night. Kol ha-kavod to Ann > and the great librarians at the Library of Congress! > > Julie > > > > *From:* exlibris-l-requ...@list.indiana.edu < > exlibris-l-requ...@list.indiana.edu> *On Behalf Of *Rodger Friedman > *Sent:* Thursday, June 3, 2021 1:05 PM > *To:* exlibri...@list.indiana.edu > *Subject:* ["EXLIBRIS-L"] Eric Lander's swearing-in ceremony > > > > Eric Lander, a prominent geneticist, was appointed as President Biden's > Science Advisor, now a cabinet-level post, and Director of the Office of > Science and Technology Policy. > > > > For his swearing-in ceremony, he chose a Talmudic tract on ethics, rather > than a bible. This short essay is his explanation of why he chose that, > and how Ann Brenner, a librarian at LOC, helped him choose a particular > copy of the text, published in Naples in 1492. > > > > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2021/06/02/repairing-the-world-the-book-i-chose-for-my-swearing-in-ceremony/__;!!KGKeukY!kVYnfCrRvWen6vUxtf1kmrnFDQ25LFk8oV_0sWdYIpbogdD6O6HvxGGqt_YCUH33KBQ$ > > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.whitehouse.gov*2Fostp*2Fnews-updates*2F2021*2F06*2F02*2Frepairing-the-world-the-book-i-chose-for-my-swearing-in-ceremony*2F&data=04*7C01*7Cj.cohen*40yale.edu*7C33391fb520b3468f736a08d926dc33f2*7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c*7C0*7C0*7C637583549462450723*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C1000&sdata=AkPiLDhgvU8godZoocQ7o4mCMZteVVi13rEMu3wXw4k*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!KGKeukY!h2soEuN-ECIvgsjsHVSzHyKElWYFrdJBdeb_KZzhI2nWBSwHDEoytNNBYz0Umxh5jRY$> > > > > Rodger Friedman > Rare Book Studio > > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!kVYnfCrRvWen6vUxtf1kmrnFDQ25LFk8oV_0sWdYIpbogdD6O6HvxGGqt_YCWHP8aS4$ > > Earlier Listserver: > > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran*40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html__;JQ!!KGKeukY!kVYnfCrRvWen6vUxtf1kmrnFDQ25LFk8oV_0sWdYIpbogdD6O6HvxGGqt_YCAfMUELg$ > > AJL HomePage > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.JewishLibraries.org__;!!KGKeukY!kVYnfCrRvWen6vUxtf1kmrnFDQ25LFk8oV_0sWdYIpbogdD6O6HvxGGqt_YCWoK86mM$ > > -- > Hasafran mailing list > Hasafran@lists.osu.edu > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran >
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