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Posted: 2019-10-07T20:34:23Z | Updated: 2019-10-07T20:34:23Z

Tiffany Haddish is diving deeper into her Jewish roots by having a bat mitzvah ceremony for herself and by studying Hebrew.

Im going to read from the Torah and everything, Haddish told USA Today about the upcoming ritual.

The comedians father was a Jewish refugee from Eritrea and her mom was a Jehovahs Witness from the U.S. a heritage that she jokingly claims makes her a Jew-Jo. Haddish didnt know about her Jewish roots until she was a teenager because her dad wasnt part of her childhood, The Jerusalem Post reports. Haddish reconnected with her father as an adult, just in time for him to walk her down the aisle at her wedding to her ex-husband.

Haddish said she has been exploring her heritage since meeting her dad and now feels connected even more to the Jewish culture. She visited Eritrea last year to bury her father and became a dual citizen this year .

She plans to have the bat mitzvah ceremony coincide with the premiere of Black Mitzvah, her upcoming Netflix comedy special about her journey of self-discovery. The special does not yet have a public release date.