Parsha
Shabbat and Tisha B'Av
Connections
The Geography of Israel
Ten Li Yavneh
100

In which year since leaving Egypt does Moshe deliver the speech of Devarim?

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100

After Shabbat before Tisha B'Av, when does one make Havdala?

Bless on the candle after Shabbat, Wine and havdala after the fast is over Sunday night

100

armchair, handsome, legume, cheeky

body parts hidden in the word

100

This area is the lowest point below sea level in the world

The Dead Sea

100

What was the name of the zealots who fought against the Rabbis

Biryonim

200

Which sin does Moshe go back to discuss in this parsha

The sin of the spies

200

Which prohibitions of Tisha B'Av commence at sunset?

All the prohibitions except wearing shoes and sitting on a chair commence at sunset. These two activities are permitted until nightfall.

200

Ballet, depot, gnome, subtle

silent letters

200

This river runs from the Kinneret to the Dead Sea and was the site of Bnei Yisrael’s entry into the Land of Israel.

Jordan River

200

What was the relationship between Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakai and Abba Sikra

He was his uncle
300

What word appears in the Parsha, Haftorah and also the special text we read on Motzaei Shabbat

Eicha

300

What is the shabbat before Tisha B'Av called?

Shabbat Chazon

300

Sea, Tea, You, Eye

words that are letters

300

This mountain, located in the Golan Heights, is Israel’s highest point and often snow-covered in winter. It’s also near where the tribe of Dan originally settled.

Har Chermon

300

Why did Vespasian say that RYBZ was guilty of two death penalties?

One because he is not king and he called him king. And two, because if he was king, why didnt RYBZ come visit before?

400

Moshe opens the book (and parsha) with a speech to Bnei Yisrael. Where is he delivering that speech?

In the Jordan river valley before entering the land

400

What is the Shabbat AFTER Tisha B'Av called?

Shabbat Nachamu

400

bread, cheddar, dough, bucks

slang for money

400

This Negev city, mentioned in Sefer Bereishit and associated with both Avraham and Yitzchak, is also one of the fastest-growing cities in modern Israel.

Be'er Sheva

400

What were the three things that RYBZ requested from Vespasian

1. Give me yavneh and its sages

2. Save the family of Rabban Gamliel

3. Save Rav Tzaddok

500

Devarim is the fifth book of the Torah- it is also called THIS (HINT: It is also the name of a book by the Rambam)

Mishneh Torah (repetition of the Torah)


500

When do we do the Seuda Mafseket (the mourning meal before the fast) when Tisha B'Av falls out on Motzaei Shabbat?

Trick question- we don't. We do a regular seuda shlishit, making sure to finish before 5:34 when the fast begins

500

Promise, record, silence, heart

things that can be broken

500

This mountain in northern Israel is the site of an important pilgrimage on Lag BaOmer and the burial place of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.

Har Meron

500

Why did Rabbi Akiva say that the following verse can be applied to RYBZ: Who turns wise men backward and makes their knowledge foolish”

He should have asked Vespasian to spare Jerusalem

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