Miriam is the prophet who shows us the work necessary to bring about redemption. She was Moses’s sister, who kept him alive during a time when all male children born to Hebrew slaves were put to death. Miriam also saved the Hebrews during the Exodus, finding water in the desert.

We each pour drops of water from our own drinking glasses into Miriam’s cup as a reminder that we each have a role in sustaining our community on our journey.

זֹאת כּוֹס מִריָם כּוֹס מַיִם חיִים זֵכֶר לִיצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם

Zot Kos Miryam, kos mayim hayim. Zeikher l’yitziat Mitztrayim.

This is the Cup of Miriam, the cup of living waters. Let us remember the Exodus from Mitzrayim.


haggadah Section: Kadesh
Source: HaggadahOfOurOwn.com