Livingston campus runs August camp for special-needs kids and volunteers By Erica Landis, NJ Jewish News https://njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com/summer-joy-in-lifetown/ Once you set foot in LifeTown in Livingston, you start smiling. The first smile comes as you...
https://www.nj.com/opinion/2023/05/new-nj-law-benefits-people-with-autism-and-law-enforcement-opinion.html Some years back, we helped a teen on the autism spectrum get a summer job at a local camp. The job meant so much to him and helped him grow in many ways....
By JOANNE PALMER, NJ Jewish Standard The point of LifeTown, the extraordinary place in Livingston that offers programs for people with — and without — special needs in an environment that is safe, stimulating,...
Mayor Ed Meinhardt and the Livingston Township Council designated Tuesday, April 12, 2022, the Rebbe’s 120th birthday, as “Education and Sharing Day” in Livingston, NJ. Over the last four decades, the US Congress and...
We were honored to host Rabbi Nochum Ehrentreu, Chabad Rabbi of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, and hear his first-hand report of helping his community shelter, escape and survive. Please help him save lives – https://charidy.com/zaporizhzhia Rabbi Ehrentreu,...
Friendship Circle aims to help teen mental health with UMatter program By LARRY YUDELSON – New Jersey Jewish News https://njjewishnews.timesofisrael.com/everyone-is-going-through-their-own-battles/ A new program led by Chabad rabbis aims to help teens support their peers through mental...
In Episode 17 of Lamplighters: Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier, Lamplighters Reporter/Producer Gary Waleik presents the story of Rabbi Zalman and Toba Grossbaum, who started the country’s second Friendship Circle program and expanded into the...