Parashat Shmini
Upper-right is the question about the 8th day - is it the first of Nissan or the 8th. The calf and ram were Aharon's first two korbanot on that day. The Negation circle over the wine is the prohibition of anyone entering the Mikdash "under the influence". The fire reminds us of what Nadav and Avihu did wrong, and how they met their death (although they were killed by an internal Divine fire that did not mark their bodies). Fish with scales, yes; swordfish and the like, no. Havdala candle represents the "purpose" of the laws of forbidden food (and of ritual impurity) - to be holy and therefore to distinguish between spiritual and physical opposites. Moon upper-left is for HaChodesh.
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