PARSHA-PIX Parshat Metzora

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Parsha Pix
The two birds are part of the purification process of a M'TZORA. Also included in the procedure are EIZOV (hyssop) and EITZ EREZ (cedar). Both are pictured on line with the the doves.
The M'tzora is required to shave the hair of his body (razor), including, as is mentioned in the Torah, the eyebrows. In the picture, one eyebrow has already been shaved.
The 2+1 on the lamb are for 2 male sheep and 1 female - part of the procedure of purification. So too the sack of flour and the oil can.
The house in the picture is frowning. It is sad that it is afflicted with N’GA’IM.
In the lower right are the three recipients of the blood and oil of the purification process - the earlobe (one opinion - others hold the top of the outer ear, or the middle ridge of cartilage), thumb, and big toe - of the right ear, the right hand, and the right foot.
Above that is a left palm, mentioned many times in the sedra as where the kohein put the blood and then the oil from which he took on his right index finger in order to apply to the MITAHEIR.
What remains are two visual TTriddles, in the lower left-hand area of the ParshaPix.

TTRIDDLES...
are Torah Tidbits-style riddles on Parshat HaShavua (sometimes on the calendar). They are found in the hard-copy of TT scattered throughout, usually at the bottom of different columns. In the electronic versions of TT, they are found all together at the end of the ParshaPix-TTriddles section. 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

Last issue’s (SHEMINI-Para) TTriddles:
[1] Matza and this day
[2] Haftara reminder of Purim
[3] Some give them honorable mention this Shabbat
[4] If ZELIG is the boy, what's the girl's name?
[5] Each can get them. Together they are what?
[6] plus two elements from the Parsha Pix

And the envelope, please...
[1] USH-MARTEM, and you shall guard...appears twice in Sh'mot 12:17, which is part of Maftir for HaChodesh. The two objects of the commands of SH'MIRA are MATZOT and THIS DAY (the day of the Exodus).
[2] HECHATZEIR HAP'NIMIT, the inner courtyard, is a phrase occurring 9 times in Tanach. Perhaps the most well-known occurrence is in Megilat Esther. We can get a flavor of Achashveirosh's arrogance when we realize that the other 8 times the phrase appears (once in Melachim Alef and 7 times in Yechezkel - including twice in the haftara for HaChodesh) it refers to the Beit HaMikdash.
[3] This refers to David and Yehonatan who are the topic of the haftara for Machar Chodesh which was preempted by the haftara for HaChodesh. S'fardi minhag (and those Ashkenazim who were influenced by the minhag or who adopted the minhag) is to read the first and last pasuk of the preempted haftara, be it Machar Chodesh or Rosh Chodesh, both of which can be on Shabbat HaChodesh. Minhag Yerushalayim is to read just the haftara of HaChodesh. But some definitely give honorable mention to David and Yonatan.
[4] Solvers are doing well with this week's TTriddle set, even at this early point in the week (Sunday night). Each TTriddle was well-solved by more than one solver so far, with veteran ace TTriddler EB doing them all perfectly. This one works if you spell ZELIG ZAYIN-LAMED-GIMEL, which is how it was spelled in the hard copy of TT (in contrast to the electronic versions which used the transliteration). ZAYIN (7) and LAMED-GIMEL (33) were the number of days of TUM'AH and TAHARA after the birth of a boy. A boy named ZELIG. The girl would therefore be named YADSU, spelled YUD-DALET (14) and SAMACH-VAV (66). And no, YADSU is not a real name... except in TTriddland.
[5] Garments made of wool or linen are susceptible to "affliction of garments" (leather too). Each of wool and linen can get a NEGA. Together they are SHAATNEZ.
[6] The big camel, gamal, is the big GIMEL of V'HITGALACH. # is SH'TI & EIREV, warp & woof.

This week's TTriddles:
[1] Two dots = -er; one dot = -ee
[2] Israel's borders and Egypt's sin
[3] A unique 6 in 2 sequence
[4] 2 elements from the Parsha Pix

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