Religions & Spirituality
By DANIELLE SANTOLA
April 1, 2022LIVINGSTON, NJ — With permission from Livingston’s Senior, Youth & Leisure Services department, Chinese resident Tianhua Han hosted the Qing Ming ritual of burning joss paper with two small fire pits set up at the Livingston Memorial Oval near the gazebo last weekend.
According to Han, who hosted the ritual locally for the first time in March 2021, the Qing Ming Festival mostly ...
LIVINGSTON, NJ — At time of uncertainty around the world and as a war rages overseas, thousands of Jews in Livingston will “Celebrate Shabbat @Home” on Friday evening, April 1, to pray for peace, blessing and light as part of a new initiative coordinated between the Chabad of Livingston and Friendship Circle.
On Thursday and Friday, participants in this ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - To celebrate the season of Hanukkah, a car Menorah Parade rolled through Morris and Essex Counties on Monday evening.
The parade departed from the Rabbinical College in Morristown and traveled on Whippany Road to Route 10 ending up at the Friendship Circle- LifeTown in Livingston.
The parade ended with a celebration with Donuts and music.
LIVINGSTON, NJ — The 414 students of Livingston's Hillside Elementary School were recently treated to a special celebration of “Diwali,” or “The Festival Of Lights,” through carious Indian traditions that included art, music, decorations and educational activities for all ages.
As a New Jersey State award-winning School of Character, Hillside incorporates ...