#49for49: Uncharted Territory - 49 Questions for the 49 Days of the Omer

Date: Daily from April 10 - May 28


Where: Virtual! No Registration Necessary!
49for49.jpg

COVID-19 has caused families and individuals to be in close quarters with each other. But how well do you know those around you? Take some time, as we enter the counting of the Omer, the 49 days leading up to the time when G-d gives Moses the 10 Commandments at Mount Sinai, to learn from parents, grandparents, and friends. Just as the Jewish people wandered in the desert and learned about each other in trying times, we challenge you to ask questions in this trying time. 

Questions will be announced each morning on our social media platforms starting on Thursday, April 9 (second day of Passover, when the counting of the Omer starts). If you wish to receive an email with the question each day, please email lynne@vilnashul.org.

  1. Who was your best friend growing up? Why? Do you still talk to this person? Why or why not? Who is your best friend now? What makes a good friend?
  2. When and where did you meet your spouse? When and where were you married? Tell me about your wedding day.
  3. How did you decide on your profession? What were you most passionate about growing up? Did you think you were going to end up in the profession that you did?
  4. Where did you grow up? Tell me about your childhood home.
  5. Where did your relatives live before they came to the US? When did they arrive? From what town?
  6. What was your favorite childhood toy? Tell me about some of your favorite songs (also books, movies and television shows).
  7. Did you ever meet any of your great grandparents? What were their names? What about your grandparents? What memories do you have of them? Who was the oldest relative you remember meeting as a child?
  8. What was your favorite family vacation as a child? What made it so memorable?
  9. Did you have a nickname growing up? What was the origin of your nickname?
  10. Which relatives did you live close to? Did you see each other often? Did you ever go on long trips to visit a relative? Who and where?
  11. What is your favorite school memory? What were your favorite school subjects?
  12. How did your parents choose your name? Do you have a Hebrew or other religious name? Who were you named after?
  13. How did your parents choose your name? Do you have a Hebrew or other religious name? Who were you named after?
  14. When and where was your first child was born? Tell me about that day.
  15. Which relative do you think you most resemble? What personality traits do you share with other relatives?
  16. Did you live through a war? What was it like?
  17. Where were you for JFK’s assassination? 9/11? What do you remember about those pivotal times in history?
  18. What role did music play in your life? Did you ever attend a concert? What was your first one? Last one? Who is your favorite band?
  19. Have you ever won an award?
  20. What clubs, fraternities/sororities or sport teams did you join?
  21. What was your favorite lullaby or bedtime story?
  22. What’s the greatest obstacle you have overcome?
  23. What is the scariest thing you have ever experienced?
  24. What is your funniest childhood memory?
  25. How did your family celebrate holidays when you were a child? What particular memories stand out in a good way? Bad way?
  26. Did you have any childhood pets? What were they? 
  27. What instruments have you learned to play? Can you still play? Would you have liked to learn something else?
  28. What were your siblings like growing up? Were you close?
  29. What is the one thing you want people to remember about you?
  30. Tell me about some of the places where you’ve been happiest.
  31. What’s your first memory?
  32. What day, month and year did your parents meet and where? How did they meet?
  33. Tell me about your favorite teacher. Why was this teacher your favorite?
  34. Describe your first job. What was your favorite job and why? What did you do with your first paycheck?