Parsha
Why did Yitzchak love Esav, according to the Torah’s plain meaning?
What is because “צַיִד בְּפִיו” – he brought him game (he fed him)?
Eagle – Birdie – Bogey– Albatross
Golf terms
He began studying Torah at age 40, inspired by water dripping on stone, and became one of the greatest sages in Jewish history
Rabbi Akiva
Anthropology
Human beings
Ian Thorpe
swimming
Esav is described as “אִישׁ יֹדֵעַ צַיִד, אִישׁ שָׂדֶה.” In contrast, how does the Torah describe Yaakov?
What is “אִישׁ תָּם יֹשֵׁב אֹהָלִים” – a wholesome man dwelling in tents?
Argo – Crash – Spotlight – Moonlight
One-word titles that won the Oscar for Best Picture
This fierce warrior-turned-scholar leapt into the Jordan River to chase who he thought was a woman, only to meet his lifelong chavruta instead.
Reish Lakish
Pomology
fruit
Armand Duplantis
Pole vault
After Yitzchak and Avimelech battle over the wells of water- Yitzchak names the final well THIS word, which is still a name of a city in ISrael today, and signifies how there is room for everyone
Rechovot
Park Oriental States Ventnor
Monopoly Street names
When rain wouldn’t come, this man drew a circle and vowed not to leave it until God answered his prayers.
Choni HaMeagel
Ornithology
Birds
Carl Lewis
Rivka’s inquiry “לָמָּה זֶּה אָנֹכִי” when the twins struggled within her led her to seek guidance from this prophetic figure.
Who is Shem (or according to some, Ever)?
Lincoln – Garfield – McKinley – Kennedy
U.S. Presidents assassinated while in office
Once a great scholar, he turned away from Torah after witnessing suffering and became known by the name Acher — “the Other.”
Elisha Ben Avuyah
Ichthyology
Fish
Greg Louganis
Diving
Rashi explains that "the twins struggled inside Rivka" relates to this strange phenomenon
when Rivka passed by a Beit Midrash, Yaakov struggled to get out, and when she passed an idol temple, Esav tried to get out
Erebus
Merapi
Ruapehu
Mauna Kea
Known for seeking repentance after a life of sin, this man cried until his soul left him — and a heavenly voice declared him “invited to the World to Come.”
Elazar Ben Durdaya
Onomastics
Names
Kerri Strug
Gymnastics