Miriam S Cup

A miriam s cup is a new ritual object that is placed on the seder table beside the cup of elijah.

Miriam s cup. Miriam cup amy klein reichert cast and hammered silver 1997 we raise this cup to celebrate the legacy of miriam. It serves as a symbol of miriam s well which was the source of water for the israelites in the desert. Sometimes after the second cup of wine is consumed the seder leader will ask everyone at the table to pour some of the water from their glasses into miriam s cup. Miriam s cup is filled with water.

Putting a miriam s cup on your table is a way of making your seder more inclusive. Miriam s cup miriam s cup has become part of the seder ritual only in the last few years but its origin lies in the midrash which says that miriam s well accompanied the israelites throughout the wil derness until miriam s death. It serves as a symbol of miriam s well which was the source of water for the israelites in the desert. Some modern orthodox jews have revived an ancient custom of.

Miriam s cup at the seder. Miriam s cup is passed around and everyone adds some of their own water to this cup. Miriam s cup is linked to the midrash of miriam s well described as a rabbinic legend that tells of a miraculous well that accompanied the israelites during their forty years in the desert at the exodus from egypt. Miriam cups are a modern feminist tradition celebrating miriam s heroism in the exodus narrative as well as highlighting the contributions of all jewish women toward their nation s redemption.

Reviewed in the united states on may 11 2008. Miriam s cup by rabbi sue mauer morningstar. I see miriam s cup as a profoundly important corrective of a previously misperceived unbalanced story and a long overdue recognition of a woman who like many jewish daughters has always taken. 4 0 out of 5 stars miriam s cup book.

Many place their miriam cups beside elijah s cup and fill it with water to commemorate the well of miriam which. Miriam the sister of moses is thus associated with the ongoing redemption represented by water in the. Putting a miriam s cup on your table is a way of making your seder more inclusive. It explains in simple terms her importance in passover.

And today miriam s cups or a large kiddush cup designated as hers grace the seder tables of thousands of jewish families and institutions. A miriam s cup is a new ritual object that is placed on the seder table beside the cup of elijah. This is then followed by singing or with stories about important women in each person s life. The way miriam s cup is used varies from family to family.

Miriam s cup is filled with water. This is a terrific book for children and people who knew very little about the story of miriam. Miriam s cup is a symbol of all that sustains us through our own journeys.