The Chayei Sarah Internet Scavenger Hunt Challenge

Today during  Tfilah, we demonstrated another style of how to learn the Parshat Hashavua. The students learned Parshat Chayei Sarah using the internet as the resource to answer the following questions:

Are you up for the challenge?

1.The Torah tells us that Rivkah offered to give water, not only to Eliezer, but also to his camels. What does this teach us about Rivkah? How does it make her a suitable match for Yitchak?

2.Rivkah chose to give water to Eliezer and his camels as a random act of kindness. • What random acts of kindness have you done this past week? • What kindness have you received from somebody else?

3.How many times is the camel mentioned in this week’s Parsha?

4.But what is it about camels that makes them so well suited for desert life? (List 6 things)

5.How many words are there for camel in Arabic (please give one example)

6. What do you call: • A camel with one hump? • A camel with two humps? • A camel with three humps?

7.The average amount of water a camel drinks in one sitting (in liters please)

8. How many liters did Rivakah have to provide for all the camels?

9.Bonus: How many times did Rivka have to fetch water?

10. How many jugs did Rivkah have to fill for all the camels?

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