Miriam Israeli  is an American-born lyricist and singer of contemporary Jewish religious music from  Borough Park, Brooklyn who composed "Ima Tagidi Li" ("Mother, Tell Me"),  for the Song Nights held at the Beth Jacob Jerusalem seminary and
Miriam Israeli (born 1966), also known as Miri Israeli, is an American-born lyricist and singer of contemporary Jewish religious music. She was born and raised in Borough Park, Brooklyn, New York, where she graduated from Bais Yaakov Academy High School. It was for one of these events that she composed "Ima Tagidi Li" ("Mother, Tell Me"), which became internationally popular in Jewish girls schools and camps. After her marriage, she immigrated to Israel and began composing songs for the Song Nights held at the Beth Jacob Jerusalem seminary. 
