S/o Jewish riddles!

amother

↑ OP ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 9:42 pm

GrowingUp wrote:

Who in Tanach was a twin?

Yaakov and Eisav
Peretz and zerach
All the shevatim were born with twin sisters aside from Rochel's children.

↑ GrowingUp ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 9:43 pm

Tricky: what’s the connection between the son of Miriam, a dipped vegetable, the color of Tzitzis

scruffy ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 9:44 pm

GrowingUp wrote:

Tricky: what’s the connection between the son of Miriam, a dipped vegetable, the color of Tzitzis

חור כרפס ותכילת

from the Megillah

↑ b.chadash ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 9:45 pm

GrowingUp wrote:

Not that I know of.
More along the lines of your previous answer.

I'm pretty sure an adult can redeem himself if he was not redeemed as a baby.

↑ GrowingUp ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 9:45 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

Yaakov and Eisav
Peretz and zerach
All the shevatim were born with twin sisters aside from Rochel's children.

Correct! I assumed most people would know Yaakov and Eisav. Didn’t think anyone would get Peretz and Zorach so quickly Very Happy

↑ b.chadash ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 9:46 pm

scruffy wrote:

חור כרפס ותכילת

from the Megillah

That is hysterical! LOL

↑ GrowingUp ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 9:46 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

That's good! Not the one I was thinking of, but correct!
Now hat you said Sisra, I'm thinking of another one, but not from Tanach. Much later.

Yehudis and eliporni.

Who were you thinking of originally?

↑ b.chadash ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 9:47 pm

GrowingUp wrote:

Correct! I assumed most people would know Yaakov and Eisav. Didn’t think anyone would get Peretz and Zorach so quickly Very Happy

Was that it? I feel like there should be one more.

↑ b.chadash ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 9:48 pm

Who was the other lady who died in childbirth?
Hint: Like Rochel, she named her son to reflect the tragedy of her death.

↑ GrowingUp ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 9:48 pm

b.chadash wrote:

Was that it? I feel like there should be one more.

Please enlighten me! Can’t think of anymore.

My father in law is the king of Jewish trivia. After being married 7+ years I’ve learnt a lot 😂

↑ b.chadash ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 9:49 pm

GrowingUp wrote:

Yehudis and eliporni.

Who were you thinking of originally?

Yes.
I was thinking of Lot! His daughters intoxicated him in the cave.

↑ GrowingUp ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 9:50 pm

scruffy wrote:

חור כרפס ותכילת

from the Megillah

Yes!

What do these have in common? A lion, a wolf, a deer, and a donkey?

↑ b.chadash ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 9:51 pm

GrowingUp wrote:

Please enlighten me! Can’t think of anymore.

My father in law is the king of Jewish trivia. After being married 7+ years I’ve learnt a lot 😂

Maybe I'm wrong. Or maybe it'll come to me soon...(My memory has been going lately Sad

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EtA Wait. I'm pretty sure Rochel and Leah were twins as well!

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↑ b.chadash ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 9:52 pm

GrowingUp wrote:

Yes!

What do these have in common? A lion, a wolf, a deer, and a donkey?

Yehuda was a lion.
Binyamin was a wolf
Yosef was a donkey.
Naftali was a deer.

↑ dena613 ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:06 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

OK here's one I just thought of. According to Rashi these people were able to fly. Who?

I asked my dh.
Midyan. Tzitz made them fall.

↑ b.chadash ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:09 pm

dena613 wrote:

I asked my dh.
Midyan. Tzitz made them fall.

Yes

. So according to Rashi, Bilaam and the kings of Miyan flew up with magic. Pinchas chased after and pointed the Tzis at them and they fell.

↑ scruffy ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:11 pm

b.chadash wrote:

Who was the other lady who died in childbirth?
Hint: Like Rochel, she named her son to reflect the tragedy of her death.

Michal died in childbirth but not sure of the child's name.

↑ theoneandonly ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:13 pm

Who was the father and son of an inanimate object?

↑ theoneandonly ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:14 pm

Who was referred to as vinegar?

↑ b.chadash ↓

Wed, Oct 06 2021, 10:16 pm

scruffy wrote:

Michal died in childbirth but not sure of the child's name.

Good!
I was thinking of someone else