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Becoming a Jewish woman, in prison
By The Jewish Journal
Tags: Israel News, Jewish World 

Two inmates at California Institution for Women celebrated their Bnot Mitzvah over the weekend, the first time such an event has occurred inside prison walls in the United States.

"Carol" and "Pamela" approached the rabbi with the idea of a bat mitzvah six months ago - both are incarcerated for a variety of offenses, including drug-related charges - and their preparation for the day included learning Hebrew and writing a speech.

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