Muse
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And I sent before you Moses, Aaron and Miriam...
Legends concerning Miriam often involve a magical well which sprang up and followed her wherever she went. Some stories even say that she was a water witch, gifted with locating actual water where there was none: a very useful skill in the desert, yes?
She was also the one who had the vision to have the women pack their timbrels in order to celebrate their redemption at the shores of the Red/Reed Sea.
If Miriam impresses you also, please take a look at this headdress style kippah created in her honor!
www.renaissancewomankippot.org
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Bitter waters
“How can you sing when My creatures are dying?” God said to the angels* But I am not an angel, said Miriam I am waters made bitter by enslavement ... -
The Great Sabbath
One of my favorite scenes in the classic movie, The Wizard of Oz, is when Dorothy and Company, after having been scrubbed and dressed to the nines , have their audience with The Wizard. Cue the booming voice...