customers and get to see their excitement about thanksgivukkah and hanukkah and our line of thanksgivukkah products. part of the prophets from her thanksgivukkah line are going to a jewish charity that works to end hunger. the must-have item here, the menurkey. everyone wanted to know what i thought it should look like. so i went to an art store near our house and got some brown clay. it was dreamed up by asher, a fourth grader from new york city on a road trip with his mom and dad. asher says wow, we should make menorrahs in the shape of turkeys. anthony was driving, i looked over at anthony, i was like that s brilliant. with dad s help, asher used software and a 3d printer to turn his idea into a real product. then we have the plaster ones which are made in a factory. so far, they have sold almost 7,000.
menorah at the white house. with more on thanksgivukkah. only in america, the land of brangelina, the spork, that thing where peanut butter and jelly are in the same jar, we now have a combined holiday. now introducing the menurkey. that s right, menorah in the shape of a turkey for two holidays that are appearing for one night only. according to some it s once in a millennium. new word. thanksgivukkah. what do you do on thanksgivukkah? you build a new tradition. a canorah. hundreds of canned goods will go to local food banks. the two holidays are similar in the concept of giving thanks to god.
asher says, wow, we should make menorahs in the shape of turkeys. and anthony was driving. i looked over at anthony and i was like, that s brilliant. with dad s help, he used software and a 3-d printer to turn his idea into a real product. then we have the plaster ones, which are made in a factory. so far, they have sold almost 7,000 menurkeys. it s been pretty intense. it s a pop-up. incredible pop-up business that will end on a certain day. right. potentially. i don t know. i got to get myself a menurkey. do you have a unique thanksgiving tradition? a dish only your family makes? we want to know. tweet me a picture at jim sciutto. and use the hash tagg #only at my house. we have a bunch in. please send more. we want to pick the best. that s it for me for now.
genie roberts is the owner of modern tribe. they sell kitschy and quirky jewish themed gifts online. thanksgivukkah sales were so big, we had to move from my basement to a commercial space. they opened this brick and mortar store in atlanta for the holidays. we ve never been able to have a physical store. we ve only been online, and now we can interact with customers and we get to see their excitement about thanksgivukkah and hanukkah and our wine of thanksgivukkah products. part of the profits are going to a jewish charity that works to end hunger. the must-have item, the menurkey, a menorah, that s right, shaped lie a turkey. everyone wanted to know what i thought it should look like, so i went to an art store near our house and got some brown clay. the menurkey was dreamed up by asher, a fourth grader from new york city on a road trip with his mom and dad.