Parashat Chukat (Numbers 20:1-22:1) Who was Miriam? She is the only woman in the Torah who bears the title "Neviah" -- prophetess. So who was she?

Who was Miriam? Sister of Moses, holy prophetess, the inspiring leader of her people and a microcosm of the Jewish woman: Someone whose unique feminine qualities passed down from mother to ...

Like all women, Miriam is a complex human being, whom I cannot fully understand. ... We first hear about Miriam’s childhood as an unnamed sister in the early life of Moses.

Although Miriam was not Moses’ “little sister,” but his older sister, who heroically helped his mother save his life when it was threatened by Pharaoh’s genocidal decree against Israelite ...

Miriam is the sister of Moses, referred to in the Bible as the prophetess who foretold Moses’ birth. Miriam orchestrated a way for Moses’s mother to become his nursemaid.

Miriam, Moses’ friend Some say that the loss of a sibling is harder to bear than the loss of a parent - Moses has to deal with that bereavement in this parasha.

It is clear that Miriam and Aaron considered themselves to be prophets; and the Qur’an specifically states that Aaron, the brother of Moses, was also a Prophet/Messenger (Qur’an 23:45).

In the past few months in our journey through the pages of Hebrew scripture, we have seen various forms of sister relationships. Miriam: More than a sister Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

It is here that Miriam debuts in biblical history: “His sister stood from afar, to know what would happen to him.” It is the merit of her waiting for Moses that the nation now waited for her.

When Miriam was stricken with leprosy, Moses beseeched God to heal his sister, saying a remarkably brief prayer: “Please God, please heal her” (Num. 12:13). The Talmud (Berachot 34a) took note ...