Religions & Spirituality

SHORT HILLS, NJ — A group of women from throughout the Essex County area recently attended a Diwali Festival at the Short Hills Mall at the invitation of Livingston resident Khusha Vaidya, who serves as Essex County Brand Ambassador to The Corporate Diwali (TCD), an initiative established in effort to share the Indian holiday throughout the United States.

TCD is a ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — For the fourth year in Livingston, the township raised the Israeli flag in celebration of Israeli Independence Day at Livingston Town Hall, where the Livingston Township Council acknowledged the country’s 73rd birthday in partnership with the Livingston Committee for Diversity and Inclusion (LCDI) and proclaimed April 15, 2021, as Rabbi Elie Mischel Day in honor of ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — A Livingston resident and Hindu clergy members recently collaborated to form an organization called Hindu Community of Greater Livingston (HCGL) in an effort to help Livingston Hindu youth explore their identities, learn about ancient spirituality and connect with other young Hindus in the Livingston area.

Livingston and neighboring municipalities have thriving ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston Mayor Shawn Klein recently joined West Orange Mayor Robert D. Parisi and Gov. Richard J. Codey in cutting the ceremonial ribbon at the Sai Hira Ram Trust Hindu Temple of Worship in West Orange.

All three also participated in the lighting of candles with honorary guests on hand for the inauguration program welcoming the Hindu temple to the ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — During the German City of Frankfurt am Main’s first-ever Mayors Summit Against Anti-Semitism—a live virtual event held on Tuesday in conjunction with the Combat Anti-Semitism Movement (CAM) in order to “empower the world’s brightest municipal and local leaders to come together to eradicate prejudice and hatred” in their ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Chinese community welcomed the Year of the Ox with a three-part Livingston Chinese Culture Day (LCCD) event that featured a car parade, Zoom games and a gala performance.

Thanks to the efforts of founding organizations Livingston Chinese Association, Livingston Chinese School, Livingston Huaxia Chinese School and Living Stone Christian Church as well as ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The second annual Religions of the World program—produced virtually by the Livingston Committee for Diversity and Inclusion (LCDI) in conjunction with the Livingston Clergy Association and Livingston Vision 20/20—recently focused on “hope, resilience, patience and unity” as clergy members from local Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Islamic and Jewish ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Keith Hines, founder of The Livingston Committee for Diversity & Inclusion (LCDI), recently hosted a virtual Kwanzaa celebration for Livingston residents, during which he discussed the principles and symbolic foods of the holiday alongside committee members Vineeta Khanna, Dee Dee Pulver and special guest Kevin Chambers from Black Professionals of Langan ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Social Action Committee (SAC) at Temple B'nai Abraham (TBA) in Livingston, recently sponsored a collection of "Christmas Bags of Cheer," collecting more than 250 bags that have been donated to Livingston Neighbors Helping Neighbors (LNHN) to be distributed to St. Ann's, St. Michael's and St. John's Churches in Newark.

After ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Thanksgiving Interfaith Service, an event that has been held annually since Livingston’s Bicentennial Celebration in 2013, will be held virtually this year on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 5 p.m. and will be broadcast by Livingston Television (LTV) as well as live-streamed on the LTV Facebook Page.

For the last seven years, thousands of participants have ...