PARSHA-PIX - Parshat Vayeilech

Parsha Pix

The family towards the upper-left is from last week, but this time they represent those who come to Yerushalayim for the mitzva of Hak-hel — men, women, and children. They hear the king read parts of the Book of D'varim — he's at the upper-right. Hak-hel takes place on Sukkot (hence the 4 Minim at the bottom, in the post-Shmita year. The quill is for the mitzva to write a Sefer Torah. The Torah is called a SHIRA - that's the Torah with the musical symbols in it. The purpose of writing a Torah is to learn and teach from it, "to put it in their mouths". (That's the arrow pointing into the mouth, between the king and the family. The queen in the Pix is Esther; you can recognize her by the big Hamantash she has. In speaking of HESTEIR PANIM the Torah leaves a clue to Esther from the Torah. This is not just a play on words; the Purim story is a prime example of G-d working behind the scenes, so to speak. The listening ear is referred to twice towards the end of the Sedra. The references lead into Haazinu, which picks up on that theme. And the barbells represent the repeated phrase CHAZAK VE'EMATZ said to Yehoshua, be strong and courageous.

TTRIDDLES...
are Torah Tidbits-style riddles on Parshat HaShavua (sometimes on the calendar events of the week). The best solution set submitted each week (there isn’t always a best) wins a double prize — a CD from...Noam Productions and/or a gift (game, puzzle, book, etc.) from...Big Deal A fun place to shop
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)

Last week's (NITZAVIM) TTriddles:
[1] She's not Bonnie!
[2] Bet, Vav, Yud, Lamed, Nun, and Ayin like I & J
[3] Looking for a numeric connection between Rosh HaShana and Chanuka?
[4] 4th of the 7 is from the 1st of the 7th
[5] Too much lemon-fresh Tide

And the envelope please...
[1] My bonnie lies over the ocean. THIS MITZVA (T'shuva or the whole Torah) is not in the heavens nor is it across the sea.
[2] They get a dot on them (in LANU U'L'VANEINU AD) like I and J do (lower case thereof).
[3] Numeric value of RH = 200+1+300 (501) + 5+300+50+5 (360) = 861. Same G'matriya as MATITYAHU 40+400+400+10+5+6 = 861.
[4] The 4th of the Sheva Brachot gets a lot of its text from the 1st pasuk of the 7th Haftara of Consolation (look at the first pasuk in Nitzavim's Haftara).
[5] This too was from the Haftara - too much lemon-fresh laundry detergent will cause sour clothes - CHAMUTZ B'GADIM.

This week's TTriddles:
[1] Lessons in the winter; sayings in the summer?
[2] HaShem, Avram, Avraham, Yitzchak, Eisav, Reuven, Yosef, Bil'am, Moshe
[3] The one of the 6 that might have been there anyway
[4] Mostly to Yehoshua, but also to whom?
[5] The word and the name that connect Shabbat Shuva with Purim