Parsha
In which year since leaving Egypt does Moshe deliver the speech of Devarim?
40
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
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
What was the name of the zealots who fought against the Rabbis
Biryonim
Which sin does Moshe go back to discuss in this parsha
The sin of the spies
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.
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
What was the relationship between Rabban Yochanan Ben Zakai and Abba Sikra
What word appears in the Parsha, Haftorah and also the special text we read on Motzaei Shabbat
Eicha
What is the shabbat before Tisha B'Av called?
Shabbat Chazon
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
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?
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
What is the Shabbat AFTER Tisha B'Av called?
Shabbat Nachamu
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
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
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)
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
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
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