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Shira Vickar-Fox
September 19, 2019, 11:09 am
Celebrating our Jewish values and traditions to salve our divisive times
By Gabe Kahn and Shira Vickar-Fox
Illustrative photo: 4th January 1947: British Paratroopers patrolling the streets of Tel Aviv after one of their officers, Major Brett, was captured and flogged by Jewish armed groups. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
September 4, 2019, 11:43 am
The Israeli author on a mission
Matti Friedman brings to life the critical role, often overlooked, that Mizrachi Jews played in early espionage for Israel
By Shira Vickar-Fox
Members of Boys Who Sew on a hike during their semester in Israel.
August 28, 2019, 4:15 pm
Exit Ramp: A blessing that’s not in vain
By Shira Vickar-Fox
Clarence Jackson Jr. at a fall check-up with Dr. Paul Feldman. (Photo by Johanna Ginsberg)
March 27, 2019, 11:43 am
Changing lives one smile at a time
West Orange dentist donates care to Essex County veterans
By Shira Vickar-Fox
Scene from “The Book of Esther,” a retelling of the Purim story about Queen Esther and Vashti. Photos by Jason Simon
March 6, 2019, 1:48 pm
Twirling with tradition
Ariel Rivka Dance brings playfulness, emotions to the stage
By Shira Vickar-Fox
Head of the Jewish Agency for Israel Isaac Herzog, front row, fourth from right, with rishonim, young Israeli emissaries, and other staff and leaders of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ. Photo courtesy Greater MetroWest Federation
February 6, 2019, 11:18 am
Standing on both sides of the divide
Isaac Herzog, head of Jewish Agency, seeks to bridge U.S.-Israel ties
By Shira Vickar-Fox
Meska Sweets’s Moroccan-style cookie covered in powdered sugar won Kosherfest’s Best “Sweet Snacks and Cookies.”Photo by Shira Vickar-Fox
November 21, 2018, 11:33 am
Small NJ companies flavor annual Kosherfest products fair
By Lori Silberman Brauner and Shira Vickar-Fox
Gov. Phil Murphy, Dov Ben-Shimon, Director of N.J.’s Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness Jared Maples, and N.J. State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick J. Callahan at Sunday’s gathering in Livingston. Photo by Shira Vickar-Fox
October 31, 2018, 12:06 pm
A time to weep, a time to blame?
Gov. Murphy brings ‘heavy heart’ to vigil, rabbi indicts Trump
By Shira Vickar-Fox
June 27, 2018, 12:00 am
Hurry up and wait in West Orange
Patience a necessary virtue for launch of kosher businesses
By Shira Vickar-Fox
May 30, 2018, 12:00 am
My relationship with the Kotel: It’s complicated
Ancient stones, modern politics, and the very personal Israel-diaspora relationship
By Shira Vickar-Fox
Carolyn Dorfman said that dance “has an extraordinary power to speak about the human story.” Photo by Whitney Brown
February 28, 2018, 12:00 am
Dance: A dancer’s legacy
Carolyn Dorfman Dance celebrates 35 years of sharing stories on stage
By Shira Vickar-Fox
Dara Horn. Photo by Michael B. Priest
January 17, 2018, 12:00 am
The toll of ‘Eternal Life’
Suburban living in the Garden State informs Dara Horn’s new novel
By Shira Vickar-Fox
November 15, 2017, 12:00 am
Putting a Jewish face on suicide
JFS workshop on prevention chips away at stigma of mental illness
By Shira Vickar-Fox
David Laniado of Shalom Groceries with different shapes of lachmagine, dough baked with seasoned ground meat on top. Photo by Shira Vickar-Fox 
August 16, 2017, 12:00 am
Keepers of the kibbe
Norwood Avenue in Deal is the go-to place for kosher, prepared Sephardi foods
By Shira Vickar-Fox
The author, at left, and her family shared New Jersey Jewish life with guests from the Greater MetroWest NJ partnership community of Merchavim. Her son, Gidi Fox, center, is flanked by Oriyan and Ran.
May 11, 2017, 12:00 am
Exit Ramp: Paying it forward
By Shira Vickar-Fox
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