Parsha
In which year since leaving Egypt does Moshe deliver the speech of Devarim?
40
Until what point are we not permitted to sit on a regular chair?
Midday
armchair, handsome, legume, cheeky
body parts hidden in the word
This area is the lowest point below sea level in the world
The Dead Sea
Glaciers, windswept plains and the southern Andes define this vast region shared by Argentina and Chile.
Patagonia
Which sin does Moshe go back to discuss in this parsha
The sin of the spies
The Shabbat before Tisha B'Av is called this- based upon the opening of that Haftorah we read
Shabbat Chazon
Ballet, depot, gnome, subtle
silent letters
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
Rapid footwork, handclaps, guitar and intense singing combine in this traditional art form associated with southern Spain.
Flamenco
What word appears in the Parsha, Haftorah and also the special text we read on Motzaei Shabbat
Eicha
At night and during the morning of Tisha B'Av, we recite THESE, special poems written about the various tragedies that befell the Jewish people over the years
Kinnot
Sea, Tea, You, Eye
words that are letters
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
Each July, runners dressed in white and red race through the streets ahead of charging bulls in this Spanish city.
Pamplona
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
During Mincha on Tisha B'av we add in THIS prayer to the shemonah esrei, which asks that Hashem comforts us and rebuilds the Bet HaMikdash
Nachem
bread, cheddar, dough, bucks
slang for money
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
This bitter, caffeinated drink which originated in Argentina is traditionally passed around in a hollowed gourd and sipped through a metal straw called a bombilla.
Yerba Mate
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)
We dont say Tachanun on erev Tisha B'Av nor on Tisha B'av itself, not because it is a day of mourning, but rather because it is referred to as a _______________, an appointed time that will be transformed into a day of celebration
Moed
Promise, record, silence, heart
things that can be broken
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
With his curled moustache, melting clocks and dreamlike paintings, this Spanish surrealist became almost as famous as his art.
Dali