Tu B'Av
Why is Tu B'Av called Tu B'Av
Tu is 15 in gematria טו
15th of Av
Vaetchanan contains within it one of the most famous sections of the Torah- what is it?
The Shema/ Ten Commandments
Cross, hook, jab, uppercut
Edison
lightbulb
This heavyweight boxing champion made a surprise cameo in The Hangover, famously knocking out Zach Galifianakis.
Mike Tyson
The Mishna says there were no more joyous days for the Jewish people than Tu B'Av and Yom Kippur. Why is Yom Kippur so joyous?
Because it is a day when Hashem forgives us and when he gave us the 2nd luchot (a sign of forgiveness)
According to the gematria of the word "ואתחנן", this is the number of times Moshe is said to have prayed to enter the Land of Israel.
515
BORG, GRAF, SINNER, KING.
Grand slam winners
Bell
Telephone
This NBA Hall-of-Famer big man played a wish-granting genie in the 1996 family comedy Kazaam.
Shaq
Why is Tu B'av known as the Jewish day of love
It is a day when historically, tribes were permitted to marry each other. And women and men would go to the fields to meet
In this week's parsha, Moshe discusses a significant event that happened at the mountain of Chorev. What happened at Chorev?
The giving of the torah (Mount Sinai)
Rendezvous, Fiancé, Ballet, Croissant
English words derived from french
Pasteur
Pasteurization
This tennis legend played herself in King Richard, a film about her father’s role in her rise to fame.
Venus Williams
Binyamin
In Parshat Yitro, the reason for keeping Shabbat is because of Creation, while in Parshat Va’etchanan, we are commanded to keep Shabbat because of this.
Exodus from Egypt
ant, spider, bat, hawk
animals that become superheroes when you add "man"
Gutenberg
Printing press
This troubled NFL running back shocked audiences with his comedic timing in The Naked Gun trilogy. Needless to say, they did not ask him back to star in the most recent one
OJ Simpson
After the Bar Kochba revolt (135 CE), the Romans initially refused to allow the dead of THIS CITY to be buried. On Tu B’Av, they finally gave permission, and the bodies were found miraculously preserved.
The city is now one of the fastest growing charedi communities in the Yehuda area (West bank of Jordan)
Beitar
In Parshat Va’etchanan, the fourth commandment begins with the word “Shamor” instead of “Zachor” as it does in Yitro. According to the Sages, how can this contradiction be resolved?
Zachor Vshamor bdibbur echad- they were said by Hashem at the same time
health, dress, secret, zip
Turing
Computer turing machine
This NBA star known for his 3 point shot made his acting debut as the lead in He Got Game, directed by Spike Lee.
Ray Allen