Miriam's Cup by Fran Manushkin7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() This is an excellent book both for Jewish and Christian children. ![]() ![]() Several other important things about this book are: a modern day song about Miriam on the back cover for use at home or in Sunday School, a historical note at the end of the story, a bibliography for those who want to know more, and the fantastic illustrations in blue-violet and burnt orange done in watercolor, by Bob Dacey, chair of the Visual Arts Dept. As a Lutheran, I enjoy the Midrashic legendary spin in stories such as this. We thus go back in time, seeing the Passover story from the ancient Miriam's point of view: the fact that she prophesied her brother Moses' birth and that he would be the Israelite leader the role of Moses' mother, pharoah's wife, and even the two midwives who birthed Moses but refused to kill him as ordered by the pharaoh, the first act of civil disobedience reported in the Bible. A modern day little girl named Miriam is told the Passover story by her Mom. This story is told from Miriam's point of view. Women are religious too, and have great roles to play. I buy those, but also go out of my way to find those that stress roles of women to inspire our daughters and granddaughters. So often Bible stories stress only men's roles. This excellent book about Passover stresses the female role in the story. ![]()
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