A Jewish group dedicated a Torah scroll that will be taken to Jewish inmates throughout the United States.
The scroll will stay at the Federal Correctional Institution in Morgantown, W.Va., and travel to federal prisons where Jewish inmates are incarcerated.
“I’m almost certain this is the first time an event like this has taken place in a federal or state prison,” said Rabbi Aaron Lipskar, executive director of the Aleph Institute, who attended a recent event when the Torah was unveiled.
The Aleph Institute provides religious services and aid to Jewish inmates and their families. — jta