Tied to Time

The Midrash says the word keves, lamb, shares the same root as l’kaves, to launder. The power of the Korban Tamid lay in its ability to make us as clean of sins as a one-year-old baby. What distinguished the Korban Tamid from other korbanos? (Rav Shalom Meir Wallach, Maayan Hashavua)

Tali was a character. The minute she entered my classroom, a mane of golden curls, pert freckled nose, dancing eyes, and cheeky grin, I grinned inwardly myself. This one was going to be a challenge. She didn’t disappoint.

I quickly discovered she was brilliant, talented, and fifed only to her own tune. She didn’t take a stitch of notes, but aced every test.

With the school performance, she was part of drama, scenery, costumes, and props, and was never where she was supposed to be.