Liza Rodrig, an Israeli designer and knitting enthusiast, is attending the Vogue Knitting Live conference in New York to showcase a shawl she created in response to the anti-Israel sentiment in the knitting community following the October 7th attack by Hamas on southern Israel.

In a special Thanksgiving episode of Unorthodox's Beautifully Jewish series, hosts Stephanie Butnick and Tanya Singer discuss the significance of a folding chair as a Jewish ritual object.

Beautifully Jewish is a monthly audio series that explores Jewish material culture, focusing on ritual objects such as Shabbat candlesticks, menorahs, challah covers, and mezuzahs.

"Beautifully Jewish: Ep. 378" is a new series on Unorthodox hosted by Stephanie Butnick and Tanya Singer, focusing on Jewish material culture and ritual objects that enrich Jewish identity and observance.

Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, a retired professor and curator, has amassed an extensive collection of Jewish cookbooks over the years.

Laura Arnold Leibman's book "The Art of the Jewish Family" explores the history of Jewish women in the United States and the Caribbean from 1750 to 1850 through the lens of material culture.