Parsha Pix
At the top is a speak bubble which contains the main elements of what Moshe said to the People. He told them about the travels from Egypt to Eretz Yisrael and what happened during those travels, of the victories of the People in several battles they fought (that's the V for victory hand signal), and about Torah and Mitzvot that are the essence of Jewish Life. The judge's gavel flanked (above & below) by two negation circles, relates to the mitzvot in the sedra, against appointing judges for the wrong reasons - not because of wealth, nor out of fear or threats. The arrows indicating DO NOT ENTER to the right and the left, but only straight ahead, stands for the two instances, as related by Moshe, that we approached nations for permission to pass through their land. The graphic of the spies carrying the cluster of grapes stands for one of the major elements in the sedra. Which leaves us with the silhouettes of the bull and donkey. They are from the pasuk at the beginning of the Haftara in which the prophet contrasts us unfavorably with the animals. The bull knows his master and the donkey, his feeding trough. We Jews, human beings, seem to have difficulty in this regard. How can we turn our backs on G-d; how can we disobey Him so, when He is our Master and the source of all sustenance. "Dumb" animals "know" this, but we seem to lose sight of things every so often. 

And here is an old-fashion, honest-to-goodness PPP.

TTriddles
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Even if you can’t solve any, they are fun (and sometimes informative) to read about in the weekly TTriddles report (which is what you’re reading now).

Forgot to mention ReuviK from Har Nof as one of last week’s solvers. Nice job. Honorable mention to RivkaG of Emanuel for emailing solutions to the riddles I asked on Torah Tidbits Audio.

Last week's (Matot-Mas’ei) TTriddles:
[1] 6 months in time; much less in distance
[2] I'm going to music camp
[3] Taklamakan or Gobi
[4] Yitchak grandly connects two places
[5] 1+2+(2+1+7+1) + 1 =15
[6] It's sure to fog up the mirror
[7] Identified with his father & step-father
[8] Yul Brenner (to Charlton Heston)

And the envelope please...
[1] The answer to this TTriddle is Pesach to Sukkot. On the calendar, it is 6 months from leaving Mitzrayim (on the first day of Pesach) until the holiday of Sukkot arrives. But, as described in the beginning of Mas’ei, the first leg of the travels of Bnei Yisrael was from Raamseis to Sukkot – a much shorter trip.
[2] The names of many of the places of encampment provided the material for several TTriddles. MAK’HEILOT (choirs) would be a good name for a Jewish music camp.
[3] Taklamakan or Gobi are the names of the two major deserts in China. Gobi is the larger by far, and more famous, but (actually, therefore) Taklamakan would have made a more challenging TTriddle. Gobi was thrown in to be kind. Anyway... being deserts in China, the answer is MIDBAR SIN, again, one of the places of encampment.
[4] A TTriddle with the flavor of the cryptic crossword kind of clue. Yitzchak’s grandfather was Terach, one of the answers. One of his grandson’s was GAD. The other answer is DIVON GAD. Yitzchak is GRAND-ly connected to the two places.
[5] Let’s take a break for the travelog of Bnei Yisrael. Actually, this TTriddle takes a break from Matot-Mas’ei, and refers to Shabbat Rosh Chodesh. The equation is a numeric description of the korbanot brought on that day. 1 morning Tamid plus 2 lambs for the Musaf of Shabbat. Then the Musaf of Rosh Chodesh: 2 bulls, 1 ram, 7 lambs, and a goat as a communal CHATAT. Finally, 1 more lamb as the afternoon Tamid. Total of 15 animals.
[6] Back to Parshat HaShavua. In the opening portion of Matot, in a span of 12 p’sukim, there are 35 MAPIK-HEIs to aspirate. If someone were practicing the layning in from of a mirror, it would surely fog it up.
[7] Kalev b. Yefuneh HaK’nizi. Kalev’s father was Yefuneh. Rashi explains the K’nizi part of the name as referring to Kenaz, Kalev’s mother’s second husband – i.e. Kalev’s step-father. (BTW, Kalev’s half brother was Otniel.) 
[8] Yul Brenner played the part of Par’o to Charton Heston’s Moses. The Par’o at the time of Yetzi’at Mitzrayim was Ramses II (so it is said). Therefore, this TTriddle refers to the launching point of the travels - namely, the city of Ra’amseis, named for the Par’o of the time (or the previous one).

This week's Ttriddles:
[1] The first pasuk might link better with three other sedras. Other parts might link better to yet another sedra.
[2] 216 times with only one hook; twice with two
[3] They behaved partly like Muhammad Ali
[4] Brad, cherry, bull - chewing, bubble, ball - HaD'vora, -naise, culture (Central American)
[5] The parsha's counterpart of the brother of the Phantom Tollbooth's King Azaz
[6] Three other identical sedras AND three more close matches