Day 12 - Daily Task - The Answer

The Daily Task for Day 12 is now closed!

So, following Dudu's little tantrum, today's task was to work out what Debbie should make Dudu for breakfast in order to cheer him up!

The first clue, if solved correctly, told us that 'DUDU WOULD LOVE A FULL TUB OF BEN & JERRY'S, BUT WHICH FLAVOR?'. The 2nd clue, the Sudoku puzzle, gave us the word 'STRAWBERRY'.

Therefore, Debbie decided to give Dudu a full tub of Ben & Jerry's Strawberry Ice Cream!

Well done if that was the answer you submitted! It will have earned you 6 Scavenger Hunt points!

Come back soon to check your place on the scoreboard and to find out whether you were one of the 5 winners of today's Daily Prize, a $20 Amazon voucher!

Day 12 - Daily Task - Dudu's Tennis Tantrum!

Hello Scavenger Hunters!

It's Day 12 of 14 and things are really heating up now! It seems that many of you found yesterday's challenge very tough so hopefully you'll make up some of your lost Scavenger Hunt points by successfully tackling this task.

On Sunday we found out that Debbie wanted Dudu to play tennis with her. Well they actually played together this morning, so let's find out what happened...

So, it seems Dudu needs some cheering up and Debbie is going to provide him with his favorite breakfast, just as soon as you work out what it is that he would like! The following 2 clues will help you to find the answer and, once you have it, send it in an email to scavengerhunt@roicommunity.org.

Clue 1.

Below is a 'Letter Drop' grid. Each letter needs to be dropped somewhere into the column that is immediately below it, in order to form a sentence in the black and white grid below. Once each letter has been correctly placed, you will have created your first clue.

Clue 2

Your second clue is a Sudoku puzzle but, instead of using the numbers from 1 to 9, you need to use the letters A, B, E, N, R, S, T, W & Y!

Once you have completed the Sudoku, you must read the letters in the 10 shaded squares, from the top downwards, to create your 2nd clue. When combined with the 1st clue, you will then have enough information to solve today's task.

Remember, your answer must be emailed to scavengerhunt@roicommunity.org.

As always, there is a great Daily Prize to be won and today we will be selecting 5 people at random, from those who correctly complete today's task, to each receive a $20 voucher to spend at Amazon.com.

Good luck everyone!

Day 12 - Meet The ROIers - The Rabbis

Being a network of Jewish leaders, ROI Community naturally counts a number of Rabbis amongst its number. We are especially proud to have rabbinical representatives from across the spectrum of religious streams.

Sydney Henning is a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College. As the child of an inter-faith marriage, having grown up in a small, isolated Jewish community in Alburquerque, New Mexico, Sydney refers to herself as a Do-It-Yourself Jew.

Laura Baum is one of the rabbis of Congregation Beth Adam, an independent congregation in Cincinnati, OH,  and of OurJewishCommunity.org online. Laura is an expert on social media and the changing needs of the Jewish community.

Hershey Novack has studied in vumerous locations around the world. He also served at Ground Zero as a member of the American Red Cross' Spiritual Care program. 

Over the last decade, Yoni Shalom has served as assistant rabbi and community director at Tefilat Shalom, Fundacion Judaica, NCI - Emanu El and Sociedad Israelita del Oeste in Argentina. He is currently concluding his rabbinical studies in Schechter Institute, Jerusalem.

Mordechai Lightstone is a rabbi by training, a journalist by profession and a blogger by choice. He has served as assistant rabbi in diverse communities including Poland, Lithuania, Italy and Peru. 

Zvi Drizin is the resident rabbi at Intown Chabad in Dallas. The center targets Jewish 20-somethings and gives them the opportunity to connnect to each other and to their heritage. In his spare time, Zvi likes to ski, play music and read. 

Jacob Fine serves as Rabbi and Director of Programs for the Jewish Farm School. Previously, Jacob served as Rabbi and Assistant Director at the University of Washington Hillel, as well as the Director of Jconnect, Seattle’s largest Jewish community for young adults.

Avi Orlow is the Jewish Education Specialist at the Foundation for Jewish Camp. He was previously the Campus Rabbi and Assistant Director at the St. Louis Hillel at Washington University for four years.

Sarah Bassin serves as Executive Director of NewGround: A Muslim-Jewish Partnership for Change. Deeply interested in interfaith relations, Sarah entered the rabbinic program at Hebrew Union College with the intention of pursuing a rabbinate in community relations. 

Avi Poupko was recently appointed as Rabbi at Congregation Ahavas Achim in Greater Newburyport, MA. Avi had previously served as the Hillel Campus Rabbi at Harvard, before spending the last four years teaching in Israel at the Pardes Institute and then Midreshet Ein Prat.

Ari Hart is a founder of Uri L'Tzedek: Orthodox Social Justice and an Orthodox rabbinical student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah in New York. He is also a frequent contributor to many publications, including the Huffington Post, Jerusalem Post & Haaretz magazine

Day 11 - Daily Prize Update

The scores have now been updated for Day 11 and can be viewed here:

Wow, what a crazy day it was on the Scavenger Hunt. The Extreme Food Game proved to be relatively easy for some of you and virtually impossible for others, with scores ranging from as low as 1 out of 10 to as high as 8 out of 10!

Today's Daily Prize is being awarded at random to 5 people who played today's game. The draw has just been made and the 5 recipient's of Ofer Vardi's fantastic 'Israel To Go' Cookbook are:

David Wiseman
Rachel Bloom
Aleksandra Wilczura
Andrea Kasper &
Robert Saferstein

An ROI staff member will be in touch with the five of you to arrange delivery of your prize.

Well done everyone and we'll see you all a bit later for Day 12 of the Scavenger Hunt!

Day 11 - Daily Task - The Answer

The Daily Task for Day 11 is now closed!

Well, you certainly found this one tough didn't you?! A huge range of different scores were achieved and there will be some significant changes to some people's standing on the scoreboard!

Below, you can see a zoomed out version of each image... for many of you, there will be quite a few surprises there!

Check back shortly to see how many Scavenger Hunt points you have earned and how that has impacted on your position on the scoreboard.

You'll also find out whether you are one of the lucky winners of Ofer Vardi's 'Israel To Go' Cookbooks! See you soon, everyone!

Day 11 - Daily Task - The Extreme Food Game!

Welcome back to the game!

It's Day 11 on the ROI Scavenger Hunt and the Grand Prize Draw is getting closer!

As you may have seen on the blog earlier, the theme of the day is food! For today's challenge, your task is to identify ten common food items from extreme close-up photographs!

The game will be played on a tab within the ROI Community Facebook and you can find it here. Once you enter the tab, you will be presented with 10 extreme close-up photographs like this one.

Under each one, you will find a drop-down menu with four options from which to select the correct answer. You will receive one Scavenger Hunt point for every two correct answers that you submit but, if you correctly identify all 10 pictures, you will receive a bonus of two points, meaning that a total of 7 Scavenger Hunt points can be won!


As always there is also a great Daily Prize to be won. As you may have read earlier, a great number of ROI Community members are involved in food related initiatives. One member, Ofer Vardi has released a number of iPhone and iPad apps aimed at promoting Israeli cuisine and he has recently brought out a his first cookbook. 'Israel To Go' presents kosher Israeli cuisine with recipes and artwork solicited via crowd-sourcing and we are delighted to have five copies of the book to give away. They will be awarded randomly to five people that play today's game.

Good luck everyone and check back later for the correct answers!

Click here to play today's game!

Day 11 - Meet The ROIers - The Foodies!

If there is one thing that Jewish people love, it's their food! Today, we're shining the spotlight on eight ROIers who have made food the focus of their innovation.

Michael Leventhal is the founder and creator of Gefiltefest: The London Jewish Food Festival. He also co-ordinates a number of other projects, including a charitable benscher (prayer book) for simchas and an exhibition of Jewish cookbooks, all alongside his day job as a military history publisher.

Jeffrey Yoskowitz is a writer and food entrepreneur. His latest venture, The Gefilteria, is a new food brand producing boutique Ashkenazi foods. The new company has appeared in The New York Times, Haaretz and various other publications.

The well-traveled Malki Rose runs her own gourmet kosher food company called 'Made with Luv Homemade Fine Foods'. She has a passion for curing, preserving, cheese making and charcuterie and is the only producer and supplier of kosher duck prosciutto.

Emily Freed is the Assistant Production Manager at Jacobs Farm/Del Cabo, Inc., where she manages eight ranches and greenhouses, which includes over 250 acres of organic culinary herbs and edible flowers. She was featured in Fortune Magazine’s online article “Look Who’s Farming Now,” as well as in Mother Nature Network’s ‘40 Farmers Under 40.’ 

Michal Ansky is the founder and owner of the Tel Aviv Farmers Market. She is also a food journalist and television presenter that has her own cooking and food culture show on Israeli Channel 1. Michal was a judge on Masterchef Israel!

Itta Werdiger-Roth is the founder of The Hester, an underground restaurant and music cafe. She also freelances as a menu planner and chef whilst simultaneously working to encourage the religious Jewish community to adopt healthier culinary habits.

Ofer Vardi is the Lifestyle Editor for Israel Hayom Daily. Inspired by his grandmother's cooking, Ofer started 'Going Paprikash', a weekly column on the secrets of the Hungarian kitchen. It was an instant hit which led to a best-selling book and the creation of iPhone and iPad apps.

Inbal Baum is the founder and owner of Delicious Israel, a culinary tour company that arranges experiences to showcase and celebrate Israeli food and wine. Inbal is also an amateur chef (specializing in ice cream) and a yoga instructor.