Ideas to Jump-Start Your own Creative Interpretations
- Write a journal entry by Miriam during her time in the desert
- Write a letter from Miriam to someone in the story (God, Moses, Aaron, the Israelites)
- Does this story remind you of any experiences in your own life, or the lives of people you know?
- Sketch what you think Miriam looked like before, during, or after this experience
- Write a dialogue between Miriam and God, Moses or Aaron at any point during this story
- If you’re a dancer, choreograph a dance about the moment Miriam is struck with leprosy
- Write a traditional-style midrash solving one of the difficulties you found in the text
- Summarize Miriam’s story in six words
