Day 14 - The Scavenger Hunt is now CLOSED!

The Daily Task for Day 14, and the entire Scavenger Hunt is now closed!

Stay tuned for a full set of answers from all 6 of today's tasks!

Day 14 - Daily Task - The Mother Of All Tasks!

After 3 roller-coaster weeks, we have finally reached the end of the game!

Today's Daily Task marks your final opportunity to pick up points before the Grand Prize Draw and, oh boy, you can seriously pick up a nice amount of points today!

In this video, Debbie and Dudu provide an important summary of events to date and you'll find out just how they went about designing today's task!

So, as Debbie and Dudu explained, this final task is worth 12 points and is made up of 6 fun mini-tasks! It is designed to remind you of some of the best (and most frustrating) challenges that you may have completed over the past 3 weeks. It is hosted on a tab on our Facebook page and can be found here!

This really is your last chance to collect the points that will give you the best possible chance of winning the incredible Grand Prize of a trip to a Limmud event of your choice, anywhere in the world, so take it slowly and make the most of this opportunity.

Of course, there is also one final Daily Prize up for grabs! Today's prize is a fantastic gift  - the stunning Summer Selection Gift Box from Negev Nectars! Negev Nectars is the initiative of ROI Community member Jeffrey Yoskowitz. It is a gourmet food company, that sells the finest sustainable produce sourced from the Negev desert and, perhaps most importantly, provides valuable support to Israeli farmers. It will be awarded at random to someone who plays today's task.

Click here to play today's Daily Task.

Don't forget that for your points earned today, or from any previous day, to be counted towards the Grand Prize Draw, you must have registered for the game, which you can do here.

Day 14 - Meet The ROIers - The Techies!

The internet is a hotbed of innovation and invention and nowhere is this more true than within the ROI Community. While many ROI members are involved in extremely cutting-edge online initiatives (some amazing projects!), we have selected a small number to showcase here:

Jerusalem native Tzvika Avnery is the Co-Founder and Marketing Director of WiseStamp, a globally successful internet start up with over 2 million installs worldwide.

Nir Kouris is the Founder and CEO of YOO Interactive. He dedicates a great deal of his time towards unique initiatives aimed at inspiring young people to fulfill their potential.

By the age of 21, Micah Bergdale had already worked for Apple for 3 years and had founded his own IT consulting company. He is now heavily involved in a range of entrepreneurial activities and Jewish community building initiatives.

Social media maven Chaviva Galatz worked as a copy editor for The Washington Post and then moved to Chicago to work for a Nobel-prize winning economist at the University of Chicago where she honed her social media skills through her blog, Twitter, Facebook and other web platforms.

Shai Davis is the Director of Product at AbesMarket.com, an online marketplace that connects people seeking high quality natural products with those who create them. In his spare time he enjoys many hobbies, including painting, photography and cooking.

Leah Jones is the Vice President of Emerging Media at Olson. She is working on accounts throughout the company including Miller Coors, Wrigley, Optima batteries and P.F. Chang's. Leah previously owned Natiiv Arts & Media where she taught social media to rabbis and rock-stars before briefly joining a start-up.

Jonathan Schilit is the founder and CEO of Waveborn, a social enterprise aimed at combining the cool of fashion with the soul of giving. Waveborn sells high quality sunglasses and, for every pair sold, donates a pair of eyeglasses to people that need them.

Elliot Cowan is the Founder and Creative Director of Br&.ish (Brandish), a multi-disciplinary design company that specializes in working with Jewish organizations around the world on anything and everything from branding to apps and websites.

Based in Budapest, Andrea Ausztrics produces films and creates websites. As part of her community involvement, Andrea coordinates online projects and develops websites for Jewish organizations in Hungary.

Adam Courtney is a marketing and branding consultant, specializing in audience and community development. He is also an artist and educator who teaches Jewish ideas and culture through the lens of art around the US and in Israel.

Brian Elliot is the VP of Partnerships at Amicus, which builds online advocacy and fundraising technology for nonprofits. Brian also founded Friendfactor in 2009, a web-savvy LGBT rights organization. 

Harry Rubinstein serves as the Co-Founder and CEO of Action Packed Media, a creative workshop specializing in content development, design, social media, search engine optimization and other Internet initiatives. Harry has a sixth sense that enables him to communicate with his canine friends!

Samuel Sjoblom is a Jewish innovator and social entrepreneur based in Stockholm, Sweden. He is currently the CEO of Fanzingo, a major independent media house that uses new media as a tool for social change.

Brett Lockspeiser started his career at Google where, as a Product Manager, he developed data driven consumer web applications. He has since worked for a number of startups and has recently started to branch out into the 'nonprofit start up' arena. 

Aryeh Goldsmith has more than 15 years of experience creating successful online projects and services. Amongst his various ongoing projects is Jewster.com, a Jewish dating site and general resource for young active professional Jews. 

Aharon Horwitz is the co-founder and director of the PresenTense Group, a leading platform for social entrepreneurship. As an activist, Aharon volunteers for the Jerusalem-based social justice organizations B'Maaglei Tzedek and Atzum's Task Force on Human Trafficking.

David Notik is the founder of Woven, a full-service web development and strategy shop dedicated to helping community-based organizations leverage online tools to more effectively engage with their constituents. David is most passionate about finding ways to solve the world's big problems through what he calls "actionable" social networking.

Day 13 - Daily Prize Update!

Wow! Some of you guys are seriously creative! We were amazed by just how much you can do with 3 simple letters!

The scores have now been updated for Day 13 and can be viewed here.

Dudu has been carefully deliberating and has decided that the 10 people that made him laugh the hardest were:

Inbal Baum
Sarah Simha Benkemoun
Dmitriy Moverguz
Elyssa Moss Rabinowitz
Karen Radkowsky
Matthew Sackett
Joel Jacobs
Dina Pilalis
Sofiya Hekht &
Tamar Snyder

Well done you are all comedy geniuses and have earned 2 bonus points!

Today's Daily Prize is the amazing Y-Love 'This is Babylon' album and it is being awarded at random to 3 people who played today's game. Those people are:

Benji Lovitt
Elyssa Moss Rabinowitz &
Ben Shimshak

Congratulations! An ROI staff member will be in touch to arrange delivery of your prize.

Well, that's all for now. We'll see you all a bit later for the very final task in the ROI Scavenger Hunt!

Day 13 - Daily Task - The Answer

The Daily Task for Day 13 is now closed!

Well done to everyone who submitted their alternative meanings for 'ROI'.

Check back soon to find out whether your entry was one that particularly amused Dudu, thus earning you two extra points, and also whether you are one of the 3 lucky people selected at random to receive today's Daily Prize, a copy of Y-Love's 'This is Babylon' album!

Day 13 - Daily Task - Rhinoceroses On Ice Skates?!

Welcome to the penultimate day of the ROI Scavenger Hunt! The excitement is continuing to soar as the Grand Prize Draw rapidly approaches!

One of the questions that we are asked most regularly by people that we meet is 'What does ROI stand for?'.

Well, as many of you may know, ROI is a common business term, which stands for 'Return On Investment'. It refers to the 'achievement of a desirable outcome as a result of wise investment', which is essentially exactly what ROI Community is!

Over the years we have heard many imaginative and amusing guesses of what ROI stands for. Today we asked Debbie, Dudu and a couple of their higher-profile friends what they think ROI stands for, and this is what they said...

For today's Daily Task, we want you to come up with an amusing alternative for what the letters R-O-I could stand for!

Your answer needs to be posted on the ROI Community Facebook wall and, simply by posting an answer you will earn 4 Scavenger Hunt points.

For today's game, there are also some bonus points to be earned:

1) If your answer is one of the 10 that make our resident comedian, Dudu, laugh the loudest, he will award you an extra 2 points!

2) If, in addition to posting your answer on Facebook, you also tweet your answer, and include the hashtag #ROIScavengerHunt, you will be awarded an extra 1 point! (If you didn't give us your twitter name when you registered, please email scavengerhunt@roicommunity.org to let us know which Twitter name you have used.)

So there is a maximum of 7 Scavenger Hunt points to be won today!

And of course, there is a Daily Prize to be won today too. Today's prize will be awarded at random to 3 people who play today's Daily Task. As you may have seen earlier on the blog, we have a number of super-talented musicians amongst the ROI Community. One of them is the world famous Jewish hip hop artist Y-Love.

Today's Daily Prize is a copy of Y-Love's amazing album, 'This Is Babylon'.

Good Luck everybody!

Day 13 - Meet The ROIers - Music Makers

Music has been used as a vehicle for social change for generations and a sizable number of ROI Community members are continuing this legacy, some of whom are included below:

Simja Dujov is a composer, singer and player of Klezmer, Gypsy and world music, mixed with new styles and infused with Latin flavours.

Ami Yares is the founder and Director of FocUS Music, a music project about American social issues that is being taught in schools across Israel.

Michelle Citrin is a singer/songwriter, well known for her YouTube hits "20 Things to do with Matzah" and "Rosh Hashanah Girl".

Naomi Less is a songwriter, Jewish worship musician, song-leader and rock-band leader. She is the Founder of 'Jewish Chicks Rock'.

Sheldon Low is the Continuity/Artist Relations Director at Jewish Rock Radio. He is also the artist in residence at Barnert Temple in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.

Shai Haddad is known globally as the socially-driven hip hop artist, song writer and record producer, SHI 360. Shai uses his music to educate on a range of social issues and to encourage positive change.

Nili (Onili) Ohayon is an Israeli singer, song writer, performer and video artist and heads her own brand, Onili. She and her business partner Barak Kram tour Israel with their electronic rock show.

Noa Margalit is a singer and guitar player in the Israeli band The Carsitters. She is committed to using her position to enhance Israel's image abroad.

Gal Friedman is a social and technological entrepreneur, artist and musician. He is the Program Director of ShabbaTLV which aims to expose the beauty of Judaism to young secular Israelis.

Yitz Jordan, otherwise known as Y-Love, draws upon the Torah, Judaism and progressive politics to write music to both educate and entertain young audiences.

Josh Nelson is a multi-instrumentalist musician and songwriter and one of the most popular performers and producers in modern Jewish music. Josh is part of the musical team for the Broadway production of 'Sleepless in Seattle'.

Joel Waldman is a self-taught piano and guitar player. He is an accomplished composer and wrote the score and prepared the parts for Whitney Houston's musicians on her 2010 world tour.

Noemi Schlosser runs her own theater company, Salomee Speelt. She has been chosen by the European Union to create her conceptual show Traktorfabik to mark 100 years since World War I.

Multi-talented Gadi Rouache has been described as a mix of artist and entrepreneur. As a designer he has worked for many high profile clients including Disney, Wanrner Bros and the UN.

Erez Safar a.k.a. Diwon/DJ Handler is the founder and director of the Jewish music site Shemspeed. He produces a mix of Yemenite and Sephardic music blended with electro hip hop beats. He has performed with Lou Reed, Matisyahu and Idan Reichel.

Tera (Nova Jade) Greene is an award winning DJ, independent film producer, writer and entrepreneur. Her musical highlights include showcasing original music at The Ford in Hollywood and opening for Grammy-nominated artist Kelis.

Neshama Carlebach is a singer, songwriter and teacher, dedicated to continuing the legacy of her father, Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. Her music has captivated people of all ages and backgrounds throughout the world.

Rebecca Joy Fletcher is a playwright, actress, cantor and scholar/performer of international Jewish cabaret. Her performance highlights include the off-Broadway run of her show Kleynkunst!

Miriam Brosseau is half of the Biblegum Pop duo Stereo Sinai, along with her husband, producer Alan Jay Sufrin. Earlier this year, Miriam was named as a young visionary in the Jewish Week's 36 Under 36.