Yaakov
Yaakov and Lavan
Rashi
Shorashim
Riddles
100
Who did Yaakov ask the shepherds if they knew?

Lavan

100

How many days were between Leah's wedding and Rachel's wedding?

Seven

100

Why did Lavan kiss Yaakov

To see if he had stuff in his mouth

100

נשא

lift/carry

100

I'm lashless and hated, but I have more than anyone else. Who am I?

Leah

200

What three things did Yaakov do when he saw Rachel?

Water sheep, cry, kissed her

200

How did Yaakov try not to be tricked by Lavan?

He asked for Rachel, your younger daughter/he gave her signs

200

Why did Rachel run to tell her father, not her mother?

Her mother had passed away

200

נשק

kiss

200

We are three, but one could do more than us. So, we wait for more of us. Who are we?

Shepherds/flocks

300

What reward did Yaakov ask for his work?

marry Rachel

300

How did Yaakov view the years he worked for Lavan to marry Rachel?

Like a short time

300

Why does it say that Yaakov "lifted his legs"?

His heart lifted his legs

300
הרה

get pregnant

300

I may seem like love, but I can also check your pockets. Parents give me, and no one should ever give me to a cactus. What am I?

A hug

400

What did Yaakov do that no one else could?

Uncover the well

400

What did Lavan say to explain why he tricked Yaakov into marrying Leah?

Our custom is to marry the older one first

400

Why was it Leah only in the morning?

Rachel gave her the signs

400
הגד

tell over

400

I'm extra and made my mom thankful. Who am I?

Yehudah

500

Why did Yaakov cry when he saw Rachel? Two answers

1) He saw he wouldn't be buried with her

2) He had no money with him

500

What did Yaakov say to Rachel when he met her?

That he was her relative

500

Why did they wait seven days before marrying Rachel?

So as not to mix two weddings, since it was still sheva brachos

500
גלל

roll

500

I'm found on beds and banks, and I can skip. Almost no one can pop me like a cork, and I can get hot from the sun. What am I?

A stone

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