Discussion Questions

  1. Apart from the words, what does the artist convey about the emotional experience of Miriam through the music? (listen once more if that would be helpful.)
  2. “If anybody had asked me / I might not have chosen to go / But everyone knows / Sometimes you don’t have a choice.” The Miriam of this interpretation is resigned; how would your Miriam respond to her leprosy and exile?

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Discussion Questions." (Viewed on November 30, 2024) <https://jwa.org/node/22269>.