LEXINGTON, OK — A handful of Orthodox Jews live behind the 20-foot tall razor wire fence at Joseph Harp Correctional Center.
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The medium-security inmates celebrate Passover with grape juice instead of wine and use electric candles for the Shabbat — both fire and alcohol are forbidden at the facility.
The group celebrated Passover — a holiday celebrating freedom from oppression.
How do you celebrate freedom when you aren’t free? How do you open the door for Elijah the Prophet when the door is made of bars and you don’t have the key?
Others view Passover as a time of hope and optimism for the future.
“Next year in Jerusalem, Next year in Jerusalem,” said inmate Delbert Lynch, echoing the last words recited each year at the Passover Seder. [McAlesterNews]