Category: General

Shabbat Spirit at LifeTown

The only thing better than sharing Shabbat with your family is to share it with the hundreds of people who make up the Friendship Circle’s extended family – children, parents, staff, volunteers and community...

Mega Mitzvah Mania 

LifeTown transformed into Mega Mitzvah Mania on December 25. On a day when so much is closed and finding activities can be a challenge, LifeTown was the answer for so many families, providing everything...

Beading Bracelets for Buddies

Just before Chanukah, Molly Sommer and Alyssa Benbassat, sophomores at Morristown-Beard School, dreamed up a project to benefit the Friendship Circle and pique the interest of their peers. The Friendship Circle presidents decided to...

Non-stop Fun with Friends: Winter Camp 2023

There was Jessie Kohn, lit up and singing along with musical entertainer Bobby Doowah. Max Nathan was so excited to get into the pool, bobbling about in the water with the most contented expression...

Miracle of Lights in the Night Sky

Chanukah launched with a spectacular drone show in the night sky over LifeTown in Livingston on December 7. A countdown set the stage as 150 drones rose into the air. Flying in sync, loaded...

Real Life, Real Skills, Open Shoppes

Emerging from the beauty parlor with a new hairdo and freshly painted nails, Alexandra and her friend Olivia headed to the pet shop. “Oh my gosh, this has been fantastic,” said Alexandra’s mother, Andrea...

GOA Challah Bake

Friendship Circle’s own Esty Grossbaum, Junior Division program director, led a challah bake for ninth graders at the Golda Och High School on October 27.  “We knew Esty would be able to infuse a...

Teachers Convention: The Best Day!

Jonah could hardly contain his excitement on November 9. School was closed for Teacher’s Convention, but for the first time, LifeTown was open. “LifeTown is his place,” said his mother. “He’s safe here, he’s...

Kneading for Israel

Baking challah requires a neat formula of exact quantities of yeast, water, oil, sugar, eggs, salt, and flour, mixed and then kneaded together in a particular order. There is no recipe for bringing the...