## Ceremony and Celebration Family Edition, The Hagim, Pesah, Hallel, A Story for the Night of Stories

###### Ceremony and Celebration Family Edition, The Hagim, Pesah, Hallel, A Story for the Night of Stories 1
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**Ceremony & Celebration Family Edition, Maggid Books, 2023:**
Following the splitting of the Sea of Reeds when the Israelites were finally safe from the pursuing Egyptians, Miriam the prophetess took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, singing and dancing with their own timbrels, in praise and thanks to Hashem. The Rabbis in the Midrash ask why the women had musical instruments at all. (Was this really a priority to take with them when they left Egypt in haste?) They answer their own question by praising the women's faith in Hashem. They had deep faith that Hashem would perform miracles in the desert, to protect them and ensure their safe passage, and so they ensured that they had instruments and dances prepared so that they would be able to express their gratitude and praise of Hashem.