"Please sir, may I have some more... Israelis!"
"Yonatan, can you smell that?"
"Smell what?"
"The smell, Yonatan. It is the smell of rain. The rain is coming, Yonatan. Can you smell that?"
"If you say so."
This is an exchange I had today with Rav Yehuda (otherwise known as Rav Gilad) this afternoon, and it still hasn't rained. Pretty memorable conversation. Other than that, the best things that could be said about today were the appearance of canned peach halves for dessert at lunch (!), doing laundry, and analyzing the many statements of Rav Yehoshua ben Levi on the second page of Tractate Megillah. Pretty exciting, don't you think? The only thing that could possibly be more exciting than that is... more Israelis. Yessssss!
Again, as a reminder, this is still "Two Truths and a Lie" about the Israelis. In your response, write what you think is the incorrect answer. Points are only awarded for getting all of them right. Bonus points, previously awarded only after the regular questions were all answered correctly, are now given out separately. Ready? Here we go... wheeeeeee...
1. Eitan Berkovitz
a. Is one of the only people to wear a suit on Shabbat
b. Lived in Sweden until age five
c. Plays the bagpipes
2. Ronen Aminoff
We already did Ronen on November 18, so nothing more for question two. On your response for question two, simply write the letter "x" for your response. Failure to do so may result in a one-point deduction.
3. Yisrael Shpindel
a. His family owns the largest gefilte fish manufacturing company in Israel
b. Lives in Rehovot
c. Was a scout leader in the Israeli scouts for two years
4. Aaron Gaba
a. His personal joke with me is saying the word שתוק, which means "shut up"
b. Broke his leg on the third day of the year playing basketball
c. Has a motorcycle license
Zach Gerber (left)
a. Enjoys tennis, swimming, and playing guitar
b. Hopes to be a paramedic in the army, followed by a career in medicine
c. Borrowed a sweater from me which he still hasn't given back
Yuval Avni
a. Considers himself a "very boring person"
b. Worships his eyedrops
c. Can do a few "very impressive" skateboard tricks
BONUS:
Give ten prime numbers (listed in your response in ascending order) whose sum totals 411. April 11, or 4/11, is my birthday (although in Israel, it is customarily written 11/4); I was going to make the list 19 numbers because I am turning 19, but I figured 10 is a nice, good number, don't you?
Example: 2, 3, 7, 11, 23, 47, 53, 67, 97, 101
"Smell what?"
"The smell, Yonatan. It is the smell of rain. The rain is coming, Yonatan. Can you smell that?"
"If you say so."
This is an exchange I had today with Rav Yehuda (otherwise known as Rav Gilad) this afternoon, and it still hasn't rained. Pretty memorable conversation. Other than that, the best things that could be said about today were the appearance of canned peach halves for dessert at lunch (!), doing laundry, and analyzing the many statements of Rav Yehoshua ben Levi on the second page of Tractate Megillah. Pretty exciting, don't you think? The only thing that could possibly be more exciting than that is... more Israelis. Yessssss!
Again, as a reminder, this is still "Two Truths and a Lie" about the Israelis. In your response, write what you think is the incorrect answer. Points are only awarded for getting all of them right. Bonus points, previously awarded only after the regular questions were all answered correctly, are now given out separately. Ready? Here we go... wheeeeeee...
1. Eitan Berkovitza. Is one of the only people to wear a suit on Shabbat
b. Lived in Sweden until age five
c. Plays the bagpipes
2. Ronen Aminoff
We already did Ronen on November 18, so nothing more for question two. On your response for question two, simply write the letter "x" for your response. Failure to do so may result in a one-point deduction.
3. Yisrael Shpindel
a. His family owns the largest gefilte fish manufacturing company in Israel
b. Lives in Rehovot
c. Was a scout leader in the Israeli scouts for two years
4. Aaron Gaba
a. His personal joke with me is saying the word שתוק, which means "shut up"
b. Broke his leg on the third day of the year playing basketball
c. Has a motorcycle license
Zach Gerber (left)
a. Enjoys tennis, swimming, and playing guitar
b. Hopes to be a paramedic in the army, followed by a career in medicine
c. Borrowed a sweater from me which he still hasn't given back
Yuval Avni
a. Considers himself a "very boring person"
b. Worships his eyedrops
c. Can do a few "very impressive" skateboard tricks
BONUS:
Give ten prime numbers (listed in your response in ascending order) whose sum totals 411. April 11, or 4/11, is my birthday (although in Israel, it is customarily written 11/4); I was going to make the list 19 numbers because I am turning 19, but I figured 10 is a nice, good number, don't you?
Example: 2, 3, 7, 11, 23, 47, 53, 67, 97, 101
posted by Yoni Bain | 8:47 AM
6 Comments:
1. b
2. x
3. a
4. b
5. c
6. b
bonus: 2, 3, 5, 7, 23, 53, 61, 73, 83, 101
1C
2X
3A
4C
5A
6A
bonus
2, 5, 13, 17, 23, 37, 47, 73, 91, 103
ps- the smallest possible combination of 19 prime numbers is equal to 523.
1. a
2. x
3. a
4. b
5. c
6. c
bonus: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 311
1. a
2. x
3. a
4. b
5. c
6. c
bonus: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 311
shoot sry did it twice =(
Today's correct answers:
1. b- although of Scandinavian descent, Eitan never lived in Sweden. And, as he constantly corrects me, his last name is BERKOWITZ
2. x- I'm glad no-one missed this one.
3. a- this was one of the funnest lies I've made up, and I even got someone to think it was a fact.
4. c- although I am not sure why "shut up" is any kind of joke.
5. b- Zach does want to be a paramedic, but confesses he is interested in studying in the liberal arts, not medicine
6. c- Yuval is boring, so forget the skateboard tricks.
Regular points awarded today: none.
Bonus points awarded:
B. Bain- 5
S. Blitzstein- 5
M. Samuels- 5
And I did double-check all the answers, to be sure.
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