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Mendl Weinstock and his sister Riva posing for a picture with Shocky the llama in Cleveland, Ohio on March 1, 2020. (Courtesy of Mendl Weinstock)

This brother vowed he would bring a llama to his sister’s wedding. And he did — wearing a tuxedo and kippah.

Mendl Weinstock followed through with the help of Shocky the llama.

Jewish filmmaker Paula Kweskin uses storytelling to give voice to oppressed women

Trained as a human rights and international law attorney, she launched a nonprofit media firm to advocate for change.

A 4th-generation Vermont Orthodox Jew is starting the state’s first Jewish day school

A progressive school built on the Montessori model, Tamim Academy will launch in Burlington this fall with one combined kindergarten and first-grade class.

Israelis in quarantine due to coronavirus exposure vote at special polling locations

Roman Polanski wins French Oscar amid #MeToo protests

Is ‘Hunters’ basically Jewsploitation? A JTA editor and a rabbi discuss Amazon’s Nazi-killing show.

Studying Talmud every day is helping me harness my rage

These 7 Jewish actresses shaped Hollywood as we know it

Some of JC Kosher's shelves are fully stocked with staples in its new location, two blocks away from the original store. (Ben Sales)

2 months after deadly shooting, Jersey City’s kosher supermarket is starting to reopen

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones will host the 2020 Genesis Prize ceremony in Jerusalem

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