Category: General

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...

Beading for Joy and Inspiration

Stringing beads and quietly chatting, a group of volunteers and staff found inspiration and joy, and for some, a sense of healing. Gathering in Ahuva’s Art in the LifeTown Shoppes on November 7, the...

Sukkot Snapshots  

Families and teen volunteers celebrated Sukkot in style with bubbles, sushi, videos, games, and more. Bubbles, Young Adults, and Presidents  Bubbles took center stage at the Friendship Circle family event at the Orbach Sukkah....

Presidential Kickoff: Spreading Joy

A group of newly minted teen presidents–75 of them– gathered September 10 for their first meeting, where they hobnobbed over sushi and networking together. These are the teens who make a difference every day...

All Swimmers on Deck

Entering the indoor swimming pool at LifeTown, a visitor may be struck by the eye-catching tile and design, and the brightly colored spray jets – yet it is the total accessibility, with the zero-entry...

You Did It! The Friendship Circle Walks Again.

Exuberant cheers of “You did it!” greeting those crossing the finish line capped off a morning of joy, warmth, and community at LifeTown in Livingston at the annual Friendship Circle Walk and Run.  “This...

Healing Baskets Turn a Nurse into a Volunteer

Sitting at the table in the Youth Lounge, volunteer Rena Chopp engages her buddy Max in conversation as they cook veggie fried rice and spring rolls. Rena has just come from the kitchen, where...

Unite for Israel Challah Bake

There was a need to knead. In the aftermath of the massacre in Israel, over 85 women gathered on Thursday, October 12 at LifeTown to knead dough. Struggling through grief and shock, they came...

Change for Change: Tzedakah@Home

“That’s the last one, we’re done!” called out a volunteer, as a cheer went up around the room. Dozens of volunteers had gathered at LifeTown to pack tzedakah kits and launch the Friendship Circle’s...