Ekev 5785

Parsha

100

This parsha lists the seven species for which the land is praised- what are they

• Wheat (חיטה)

• Barley (שעורה)

• Grapes (גפן)

• Figs (תאנה)

• Pomegranates (רימון)

• Olives (זית)

• Date honey or Dates (דבש תמרים)

200

which verse, from this week's parsha, teaches us of our requirement to make a bracha after we eat?

וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ וְשָׂבָ֑עְתָּ וּבֵֽרַכְתָּ֙ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ עַל־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַטֹּבָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָֽתַן־לָֽךְ׃ 

When you have eaten your fill, give thanks to your God יהוה for the good land given to you.

300

Moshe tells Bnei Yisrael that they are now as numerous as the stars in the sky, but that when they went down to Egypt they THIS many

70 souls

400

the parsha tells us that it is not on THIS alone that a person lives- reminding us that only focusing on materialism will pull a person from their true life's purpose

bread

500

This mitzvah, that appears in our parsha, actually appears over 36 times in the entire Torah, clearly communicating its central role

וַאֲהַבְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־הַגֵּ֑ר כִּֽי־גֵרִ֥ים הֱיִיתֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ 

You too must befriend the stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Connections

100

Bosporus, Gibraltar, Malacca, Hormuz

Strategic maritime straits worldwide

200

Radar, Level, Deified, Rotator

palindromes

300

wrestling, gymnastics, fencing, figure skating

sports that do not include a ball

400

mosquito, breakfast, afternoon, football

words for which there are common Aussie slang equivalents

500

watch, run, light, strike

nouns that are also verbs

Jewish Connections

100

kashrut, parah adumah, shaatnez, korban pesach

mitzvot that are chukim

200

Shabbat, Pesachim, Sukkot, Beitzah

Masechtot in Seder Moed

300

Chametz, Shofar, Niddah, Sefirah

Mitzvot that only apply at a specific time

400

Terumah, Shmitah, Pe'ah, Bikkurim

Mitzvot that only apply in the land of Israel

500

Rambam, Ramban, Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi, Rav Shlomo Ibn Gabirol

Great Rabbis who lived in Spain at some point

Actor Connections

100

Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, The Godfather Part II, Meet the Parents

Robert De Niro

200

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Shining, A Few Good Men, Batman (1989)

Jack Nicholson

300

There Will Be Blood, My Left Foot, Lincoln, Gangs of New York

Daniel Day Lewis

400

Taxi Driver, The Silence of the Lambs, Contact, The Accused

Jodie Foster

500

Kramer vs. Kramer, The Devil Wears Prada, Sophie's Choice, Doubt

Meryl Streep

-Ology

100

Pathology

Diseases

200

Seismology

earthquakes

300

Horology

The study of time measurement

400

Cytology 

The study of the structure and function of cells

500

Herpetology

Reptiles or amphibians