Parashat Tzav
Okay. Let's start with the fire in the upper-right. That is the fire of the Mizbei'ach which is to always be there. Forever. Infinitely. The ALEF is a mathematical symbol for infinity. (As in Alef-null or Alef-zero.) The five Torahs are for the different korbanot discussed in the sedra, each of which is introduced with the phrase, (V)ZOT TORAT HA-, this is the "Torah" of the... The letters on the Torahs (a bit dark, but you should be able to make them out) are AYIN for OLAH, MEM for MINCHA, CHET for CHATAT, ALEF for ASHAM, and SHIN for SH'LAMIM. The three animal shapes at the bottom represent the BULL (PAR), RAM (AYIL) and the KEVES (LAMB), and the S'IR (GOAT). These are the domesticated kosher animals that are the various korbanot. (Not to mention the dove and turtle-dove, both of whom were on the other side of the BULL when the picture was taken.) The oil can stands for the oil (not that kind, but olive oil) that is mentioned often in the sedra. The negation circle with the A,B,AB,O stands for the prohibition of eating blood (those letters being the four main types of blood - do animals also have those types?). In the upper-left is a red cow - as in the Maftir for Shabbat Parshat Para). She's looking straight into the camera and the lighting was not favorable when we snapped this shot, so she came out in frontal silhouette only. The chain represents L'DOROTEICHEM, throughout the generations. This leaves us the specially marked triangle top-center. I don't think I'll explain that one yet. We'll make it a PPP (1). Answer next week, IY"H.
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