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"14 YEARS OLD AND NOWHERE TO TURN" - JENNY'S STORY
When my parents pulled me and my older sister, Beth, out of private school midway through the school year, I didn’t really understand...
Chabad Lifeline
May 13, 2024
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Chabad Lifeline
May 10, 2024
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"MY LITTLE BOY" - HAROLD'S STORY
I will always remember the moment. I was sitting in the Lifeline reception area, awaiting my 15-year-old son's final youth counselling...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Mar 27, 2024
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Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Feb 27, 2024
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BURSTING AT THE SEAMS!
More kids, more families, more staff, more life-saving services...as we enter a period of unprecedented growth, Lifeline is making...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Feb 27, 2024
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“MORE PEANUT BUTTER OR MORE JELLY?” - A LIFELINE MOMENT
Identifying details have been altered to respect the confidentiality of the client. This month, I wanted to share the kind of intimate...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Feb 27, 2024
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"SHE STILL ISN'T BETTER?!" - TOM'S STORY
When I turned fourteen, my life took a turn for the worse. My mom was drinking so much that she had to go away to rehab for three weeks....
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Jan 25, 2024
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"MY 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER" - SARAH'S STORY
My name is Sarah, and I am a single mother and recovering alcoholic. Life has a funny way of bringing unexpected blessings, and for me,...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Nov 30, 2023
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LIFELINE WELCOMES NEW WAVE OF COMMUNITY LEADERS
Lifeline Director Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger (left) and Youth Coordinator Bill Yong welcome our guests. As part of our Youth Outreach...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Nov 29, 2023
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"SHAME KILLS" - KEVIN'S STORY
In my 20s, life was a warm blur spent alongside a group of friends who partied as hard as I did. Those years, every weekend was a...
Chabad Lifeline
Oct 30, 2023
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LIFELINE’S GROWING TEAM COLLABORATES WITH CLINICAL EXPERT
BACK ROW: Lew Abrams, Willam Carney, Ian Cid Descallar, Bill Yong, Andy MacDonald, Jason Stein, Rabbi Mendel Fine MIDDLE ROW: Dr. Rachel...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Sep 27, 2023
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“THE RABBI'S WORDS SEEMED CRUEL” - MAYA’S STORY
“Let me ask you a question: where is your son right now?” I had just called Chabad Lifeline to ask for help for my 35-year-old son, who...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Sep 27, 2023
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"THE SCIENCE OF SURVIVAL" - JENNY'S STORY
Looking back on the journey that took me from the depths of marijuana addiction to a place of sanity, hope and healing, a wave of...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Aug 29, 2023
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Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Jul 24, 2023
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"IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY" - KEN'S STORY
I’ll start by being as open as I can about my situation. For years, I have battled a demon that slowly consumed me: marijuana. It all...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Jul 24, 2023
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REMEMBERING STAN ZACK - A TRIBUTE FROM LIFELINE
Pictured left to right: Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger, Stan Zack, Vicki Zack, and Karen Bresinger When my wife Karen and I came to Montreal to...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Jun 28, 2023
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"I HAD NOWHERE TO GO BUT UP" - JILL'S STORY
From adolescence into my 20s, I found it truly challenging to summon the enthusiasm to be around other people. The anxiety seemed like...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Jun 28, 2023
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THANK YOU FOR SAVING LIVES WITH LIFELINE
Thanks to supporters like you, we have so far raised a remarkable $870,000 (and we are still open with matching funds available for...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Jun 28, 2023
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Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
Jun 28, 2023
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"A LIFELINE LASTS A LIFETIME 2023": BECOME A LIFELINE FOR THE YOUNG AND INNOCENT VICTIM
This year's campaign is our more ambitious and critical yet, as we aim to find children living in homes ravaged by addiction and mental...
Rabbi Benyamin Bresinger
May 24, 2023
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