Unorthodox in Israel: Special Delivery

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Judaism, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 22 December 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

This week, Unorthodox is publishing daily dispatches from Israel. On Friday, Tanya Singer delivers the fruits of the Beautifully Jewish Craft-Along, bringing handknit hats to IDF soldiers, crocheted dolls to hospitalized children, and handmade cards to Israelis across the country. Along the way, she encounters all sorts of crafters and creators, and reveals the common threads of resilience and generosity that make the tapestry of the Jewish people so strong. For information about all the individuals and organizations featured this week and ways to support them, head to tabletmag.com/unorthodoxinisrael. For more eyewitness accounts from Israel, listen to the Testimonies Archive, a partnership between Tablet Studios and the USC Shoah Foundation. Unorthodox’s reporting from Israel was made possible thanks to support from the Natan Foundation, the Maimonides Fund, and Tablet. Write to us at unorthodox@tabletmag.com, or leave a voicemail on our listener line: (914) 570-4869. Unorthodox is produced by Tablet Studios. Check out all of our podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts.

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0:24.4	Get started at JCPny.org.
0:28.5	Unorthodox's reporting from Israel, which we're sharing on the show this week,
0:32.0	was made possible thanks to support from the Nitan
0:34.3	Foundation, the Mymonities Fund, and tablet.
0:37.0	Hi, it's Stephanie.
0:40.0	As our week of Israel coverage comes to a close, we wanted to bring you something a little different.
0:46.0	When Tanya Sanger and I launched the unorthodox series, Beautifully Jewish, back in September,
0:51.0	the idea was to celebrate the objects that enrich our Jewish lives.
0:55.2	We looked at high holiday Torah covers and Sooker walls with the aim of showing how beauty is
1:00.0	an inherent part of Jewish life and tradition.
1:03.2	We also explored how Jews across generations
1:05.8	made meaning by creating these objects for themselves
1:08.8	and the love and generosity that goes into making things for others.
1:13.0	As with so much of our lives, everything changed on October 7th.
1:17.2	Those of us outside Israel wondered desperately what we could do, how we could help.
1:22.2	Tanya had a unique idea, a beautifully Jewish craft along,
1:25.7	where we would assemble a group to knit hats for IDF soldiers,
1:29.1	crochet dolls for hospitalized children,
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