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September 2025: Easy Level
Temple Beth Am began planning for the January Tu Bishvat holiday and seder. Five experts on this holiday volunteered to purchase the different items required. Use the clues below to link the FIRST name of each person, with his or her LAST name, the ITEMS each purchased, and the AMOUNT each paid.
SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS IN FIVE LINES, SEPERATED BY COMMAS (FIRST name, LAST name, ITEMS, AMOUNT)
FIRST name LAST name ITEMS AMOUNT
ABBIE
BEAU
CARL
DANYA
EFRAIM
LAST name: ALPERN, BECKER, COHN, DRUCKER, EINHORN
ITEMS: CAKES, FRUT, NUTS, OLIVES, WINE
AMOUNT: $35, $37, $38, $40, $42
CLUES:
- ABBIE, who purchased a variety of nuts, did not pay either the least amount, or the most.
- Mr. Einhorn (who is not Efraim) paid $35 for a mixture of seeded fruits.
- Beau was surprised that the wine he purchased cost as much as $42.
- Ms. Alpern bought the cakes; she paid less than Abbie, but not the lowest amount.
- Abbie’s last name is neither Becker nor Drucker.
- Mr. Becker (who is not Beau) spent a total of $40 on olives.
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September 2025: Medium Level
Five senior citizens living at the B’nai Brith House were reminiscing about their vacation holidays in upstate New York, what is known as the “Borscht Belt.” Use the clues below to link the NAME of each person, with his or her favorite COMEDIAN, the HOTEL where each person stayed, and each one’s favorite Kosher food.
SUBMIT YOUR ANSERS IN FIVE LINES, SEPARATED BY COMMAS, (e.g., NAME, COMEDIAN, HOTEL, FOOD).
NAME COMEDIAN HOTEL FOOD
ANNE
BELLE
DAN
EVE
GARY
COMEDIAN: RODNEY DANGERFIELD, LANIE LAZAN, JACKIE MASON, JOAN RIVERS, HENNY YOUNGMAN
HOTEL: CONCORD, GOLDEN, KUTSHERS, NEVELE, PINES
FOOD: BLINTZES, BRISKET, GEFILTE FISH, HERRING, chopped LIVER
CLUES:
1. Eve always arranged to stay at the Pines Hotel whenever Joan Rivers was the scheduled comedian. Eve enjoyed all the food on the menu, but especially the Blintzes. Ann was a fan of both Jackie Mason and Herring with cream sauce; she did not register at either the Concord or the Nevelle Hotels.
2. Gary loved the Brisket served at the Golden Hotel; Henny Youngman was not his favorite comedian.
3. Dan prefers the Lanie Lazan show, and always eats chopped liver as an appetizer.
4. Belle can be found at the Concord Hotel, where Henny Youngman is the featured act.
5. Dan would register his family at the Nevele Hotel months before their arrival.
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September 2025: Hard Level
Every year at the Maimonides Rabbinical school each student takes a test on the major subject each has studied. Use the clues below to link the GRADE each student received with the NAME of each student, each student’s Primary PROFESSOR, and the SUBJECT of each test.
SUBMIT YOUR ANSWERS IN FIVE LINES, SEPARATED BY COMMAS (e.g., GRADE, NAME, PROFESSOR, SUBJECT).
GRADE NAME PROFESSOR SUBJECT
72
76
81
89
96
NAME: BROOKLYN, JOEL, KAYLA, MAX, NICOLE
PROFESSOR: ACKERMAN, KATZ, LEVIN, ROSEN, GLAZER
SUBJECT: HALAKHA, LITURGY, PASTORAL CARE, TALMUD, TORAH
CLUES:
1. Of Professor Levin’s student and Joel, one scored an impressive 96, and the other took a liturgy test.
2. Nicole’s final test was either in Pastoral Care or Liturgy.
3. The person who had the highest score of all students did not have either Professor Ackerman or Professor Katz as a teacher.
4. Either Max or Joel took the Liturgy test.
5. The five students are: the one being taught by Professor Rosen, Brooklyn, Joel (who did not take the Torah exam), the one who scored an 89 on his or her test, and the person who took the Talmud test.
6. The student whose score was 76 did not have Professor Katz as his primary teacher.
7. Professor Levin’s student’s score was second to the student who achieved a grade of 96; Brooklyn was right behind the person who was second, and Kayla’s score was right behind Brooklyn.
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