Across
- 1. Satisfying the requirements of Jewish Law. Genuine and legitimate.
- 3. Inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true
- 6. Ready to accept control or instruction. Submissive.
- 8. Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred
- 10. An antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building
- 14. A small leather box containing Hebrew texts on vellum, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer as a reminder to keep the law.
- 16. A raised platform on which a person stands to make public speech
- 17. An escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse
- 19. Showing contempt or lack of respect
- 20. Having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment.
Down
- 2. An inept or stupid person.
- 4. A tall large-leaved deciduous tree that is widely grown as an ornamental or shade tree.
- 5. Attractively lively and animated.
- 7. A Kabbalistic method of interpreting the Hebrew scriptures by computing the numerical value of words, based on those of their constituent letters
- 9. Recover from illness or exertion
- 11. Intellectual rather than emotional or physical
- 12. Lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age.
- 13. Being exaggerated, sensationalized, or overemotional.
- 15. The process of making a revision or correction to a text
- 18. Cause annoyance or resentment that persists