ASHER’S READING BUDDIES
Twelve-year-old Asher Rosenfeld loves reading and he’s hoping to spread that love to children at Friendship Circle. Asher has handpicked four different Jewish books and is offering to send FC participants one of the...
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Virtual Course Brings Bible to Life
Why was light the first thing G-d created in the universe? The answer to this and many others questions are discussed with a growing number of people each week during Friendship Circle’s virtual Lunch...
SHOFAR BLOWING, FOOD DELIVERIES ADD CHEER TO ROSH HASHANAH
More than 1,000 people in Livingston and West Orange participated in one of 18 public shofar blowings conducted by Friendship Circle and Chabad of Livingston on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish...
The Sounds of the Shofar Factory Sound Like Fun
The run-up to Rosh Hashanah found LifeTown parking lot a buzz of activity as dozens of families gathered under the big tent for the annual Rosh Hashanah Shofar Factory. Held outdoors and with social...
Dine-In Balloon Show
The LifeTown parking lot was transformed into an outdoor auditorium, as families gathered for dinner and a 45-minute balloon-art performance by Todd from the Twisted Balloon Show. During the program, kids watched with amazement...
Pickling With Dad
Friendship Circle continues its fun, interactive summer programming slate with an event just for Dad! A group of FC dads gathered together online recently to learn the basics of making pickles – from what...
Federation Celebrates Friendship With COVID Grant
Since the pandemic began, Friendship Circle has continually offered an array of virtual programs and social-distancing events to ensure that people with special needs and their families feel a communal connection during these unprecedented...
Shake, Bake & Paint
Dozens of Friendship Circle families and community members are coming together, from the comfort of their own homes, to take part in the myriad of virtual programs offered. A slate of cooking and baking...
Celebrities Headline Global Shabbat Party for Children with Special Needs
Tens of thousands of people from around the world joined children, teens and adults with special needs for a virtual, star-studded Global Shabbat Party. The event was created to help ease the isolation and...
YOUNG ADULTS LOG INTO CAMP FUN
* Your gift to the Summer CAMPaign makes this and other programs possible! A group of young adults with special needs have been spending their weekday mornings in camp, virtually, where they recite morning...