Day 5 - Meet The ROIers - Moishe House Homies!

Moishe House is an international organization providing meaningful Jewish experiences to young adults in their twenties. It is an organization close to the heart of the ROI Community with a number of ROI members involved in different Moishe Houses around the world.

David Cygielman is the founder and CEO of Moishe House. Since pioneering the program in 2006, David has overseen the growth of Moishe House across 14 countries.

Rebbeca Karp is the East Coast Regional Director for Moishe House. She also sits on the Executive Committee for the Tribe12 Fellowship, ignited by PresenTense.

Rachel Rose Reid was a founding member of London's Moishe House. As a professional storyteller, she uses her work to melt defenses, build bridges and create meaningful connections.

Lena Kushnir founded the Kiev branch of Moishe House in 2010. She is currently the Content Manager and Youth Programs Manager for the Kiev Jewish Community at the Great Synagogue.

Tanya Gutsol is a resident at the Russian Moishe House NYC. She works as a Program Director at Brooklyn College and runs jewlicious.ru.

Taras Prokopenko runs his own legal practice and volunteers for the local Jewish community in different arenas. He is a founder of Moishe House Gomel in Belarus and a permanent idea generator and organizer of different activities.

Alejandro Okret is the Senior Director of International Development at the Moishe House in London. He previously served in the Spokespersons Unit of the IDF.

Benji Holzman is a resident of the Dumbo Moishe House. Benji grew up in the Habonim youth movement in Australia and has been active in a range of social causes for over a decade.

Anna Bakula is the President of the Polish Jewish Youth Organization. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Warsaw branch of Moishe House.

Jeremy Moskowitz is the Eastern Regional Director of Moishe House. Jeremy has over five years experience in the non-profit sector, having started out as a Program Director for the Forest Foundation in 2006.

Alan Grabinsky is the co-founder of the Moishe House in Mexico City. He is also the founder and director of the Mexican branch of the Jewish Salons project, which seeks to explore Jewish identity through culture and arts.

Joel Stanley is the Director of International Programming for Moishe House and was a founding resident of Moishe House in London. He is also a Jewish theater-maker, director and educator.

Aaron Gilbert was a founding member of the San Francisco Moishe House. He has dedicated his life to youth development work and Jewish community organizing.

Jodi Berris is a Global Soccer Equipment Field Test Analyst for Nike. Jodi founded, and currently resides in the Moishe House in Portland, from where she personally initiates a wide variety of Jewish social projects.

Day 4 - Daily Prize Update

The scores have now been updated for Day 4 and can be viewed here:

Wow, that was crazy! What a huge range of guesses there were! It seems that many people underestimated the width of the vase as many guesses were below the actual number of 224!

But a big congratulations to one person, who guessed 222, just 2 away from the actual number. Step forward...

Taras Prokopenko

You have won a $75 voucher for iTunes! An ROI representative will be in touch to arrange getting your prize to you.

Everybody else, enjoy a wonderful Shabbat and we will see you back here on Sunday for Day 5 of the Scavenger Hunt!

Day 4 - Daily Task - The Answer

The Daily Task for Day 4 is now closed!

Debbie and Dudu were absolutely shocked to find that 99% of you underestimated the amount of candies in the vase, often by quite a huge margin!

Well done to everyone whose guesses were close to the correct amount. And don't worry if yours wasn't, there are still many chances to build your points total before the Grand Prize Draw on August 13.

Check back later to see the up-to-date scoreboard and to find out who made the best guess and scooped the $75 iTunes voucher!

The next Scavenger Hunt Daily Task is Sunday so, until then, Shabbat Shalom!

Day 4 - Daily Task - Candies In A Vase!

Welcome to Day 4 on the Scavenger Hunt!

Today's Daily Task is our first graded activity, meaning that the better you perform, the more points you earn! This is a great chance for those people who have less points than they'd like to do some catching up!

Debbie and Dudu have taken their favorite vase and stuffed it full of Israeli candies. Your task is simply to guess how many candies they managed to fit in.

Click here to see a clearer image of the candy-packed vase on our Facebook page. Enter your guess as a comment underneath the picture on Facebook, not here on the blog.

If your guess is within 10 of the correct answer, you will earn 5 points.
If your guess is 11-25 away, you will earn 4 points.
If your guess is 26-50 away, you will earn 3 points.
If your guess is 51-75 away, you will earn 2 points.
If your guess is 76-150 away, you will earn 1 point.

Today's Daily Prize is a $75 iTunes voucher! It will be awarded to the person who guesses closest to the actual number of candies in the vase. In the event of a tie, the prize will be split equally amongst all winners.

Good luck and don't forget to check back later to find out exactly how many candies are in the vase!

Day 4 - Meet The ROIers - The Environmentalists

The environment is one of the biggest issues for social activists in the 21st century. Many ROI Community members are environmental activists, movers and shakers, here are just a few:

Evonne Marzouk is the founder of Canfei Nesharim, an organization that connects Jewish texts to contemporary scientific findings, to empower people to take an active role in protecting the environment and creating a sustainable future.

Gidon Melmed is both Development Director at the Summit Institute and Deputy Director at the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development. Over the last decade, he has been managing a variety of projects focused on sustainable development.

Julie Wolk is a founding co-Director of Wilderness Torah and is dedicated to uncovering Judaism's earth-based traditions and to bringing related teachings to broader audiences.

Jacob Fine works as the Rabbi and Director of Programs at the Jewish Farm School. The school's mission is to practice and promote sustainable agriculture and to support food systems rooted in justice and Jewish traditions.

Baruch Rock serves as Rabbi of the Gesher Jewish Day School. He has been involved in environmental activism since his childhood, from recycling programs to beach clean ups.

Vivian Lehrer is the co-Founder and Program Director of the Eden Village Camp. Together with her husband, she has developed a Jewish overnight Summer camp, focused on environmentalism and social activism.

Adrienn Kurti has been involved with a huge range of volunteer projects over the past 20 years. She currently works as Project Coordinator for JMPoint and lectures on Eco-Kosher and sustainability.

David Krantz is the President and Chairperson of the Green Zionist Alliance. He previously served as a fellow at The Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life.

Noam Dolgin is a freelance Jewish environmental educator and activist and ex-Executive Director of the Green Zionist Alliance. He previously spent 7 years as the Associate Director of the Teva Learning Center.

Becca Hailpern is the Director of Experiential Education at the New Community Jewish High School in West Hills, CA. Amongst her many responsibilities is to teach a text study course in Judaism and the Environment and to manage the school's organic garden.

Emily Freed is the Assistant Production Manager at Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo Inc., where she manages 8 ranches and greenhouses. In 2009, she served as Chair of the Hazon Food Conference. 

Day 3 - Daily Prize Update!

The scores have now been updated for Day 3 and can be viewed here:

Debbie and Dudu have been deliberating all day about which of your favorite foods is the yummiest! It seems a lot of you like Shwarma, Felafel, Shakshuka and Sabich!

Dudu was tempted to choose the McDonalds Chicken Nuggets or the Big Mac, but Debbie pointed out that they could hardly be called Israeli or Jewish food!

So in the end, Debbie got to decide and she went for her personal favorite, the Israeli breakfast, as suggested by...

Daniel J. Sieradski

Debbie said "There is nothing more typically Israeli than the Israeli breakfast. It is so healthy and refreshing! The best possible way to start the day!"

So congratulations Daniel! An ROI representative will be in touch shortly to arrange the delivery of your prize, a $50 gift box from Max Brenner chocolates!

See you all later for the next Daily Task!

Day 3 - Daily Task - The Answer!

The Daily Task for Day 3 is now closed!

Let's turn to Bill Clinton himself to find out what his favorite Israeli food item is...

So, the answer was Bamba!

Well done to everyone who got the correct answer. You have each earned 2 Scavenger Hunt points!

Check back shortly to see the latest scoreboard! Debbie and Dudu are now going to look over all of your favorite foods and decide which of you deserves to win the yummy Max Brenner chocolates!

Good luck everyone and we'll see you tomorrow for Day 4!