This cache was placed in honor of RavRobin's 3000th find. Although
nothing prohibits anyone else from being FTF on this cache, it sure
would be nice of you to allow RavRobin to have the honor.
As some of you may know, RavRobin means "Rabbi Robin". RavRobin
is in school to become an ordained Rabbi. So, I wanted to find
something that would combine her interest in rabbinic studies, her
newly-found interest in math and puzzles, and her love of
geocaching. The result: a geocaching puzzle with Gematria at its
heart.
Gematria is a form of Hebrew numerology where each letter of the
Hebrew alphabet corresponds to a given number. There are many
variations on this theme. In its simplest form, letters, words,
phrases, and sentences can all be converted to numeric values,
allowing interesting comparisons to be made. The most popular
example of Gematria is the assignment of the number 18 to "Chai",
the Hebrew word for "Life". The word "Chai" is composed of two
letters, the values of which total 18.
See if you can find the hidden coordinates in the following
puzzle.
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.