Question Cards

What’s one story or tradition
that’s been handed down to you
as part of your family history?

Do you have any Shabbat practices
specific to your family?

What is the most memorable
Shabbat you’ve ever had?

Most unique? Most random?

When you reflect on your identity,
what are aspects that are core to
who you are?

Shabbat asks us to take a pause
from our normal lives.

How do you create “pauses”
in your life?

Community

encourages a collaborative spirit.

In a time of individualism, what
value do you find in community?

Mutual Responsibility

asks us to take care of each other.

How do we demonstrate
responsibility in our modern age?

Recognizing the Good

is a reminder to be thankful.

What are you grateful for?

Being Hospitable

instructs us to invite others
with open arms.

When is a time you felt most
welcomed as a guest?

Joy

is a way to find delight in life.

What brings you joy?

Kindness

gives a simple instruction:
be nice.

Who in your life
embodies this value?

Remembrance

commands that we memorialize
what is important.

What memories (historical
or personal) do you feel
compelled to preserve?

Commitment to Action

is a commitment to making our
actions align with our values.

What is a cause that you seek
to more actively support?

Being Intentional

is a way to be more purposeful
and present.

What intentions inspire
your actions?

Curiosity

tells us to show interest
in the world.

What are areas you hope
to explore?

What is one thing you cannot
travel without?

How have your experiences as
a traveler affected the way you
host people?

In the shoes you are currently
wearing, where have you been?

Who inspires you to travel?
What values inspire you to travel?

What are some of the most
significant experiences from
your travels, and why?

What is your favorite piece
of travel advice?

What distinguishes traveling
from tourism?

Have you been to the places your
family emigrated from? If so, what
was that experience like?

What makes travel
important to you?

Where is the most surprising
place you’ve met another
Jewish person?