New Jersey Friendship Circle Volunteers Bring Joy of Shabbat to Hospital Bound

It all started with the simple idea of bringing the feeling of Shabbat into hospital rooms for patients and their families. A decade later, it has evolved into feeding hundreds of people at eight area hospitals and senior homes in northern New Jersey.

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Max Chiswick, 39, Adventurer, Innovator and Man of Faith

Chiswick, who tragically passed away at age 39 on Jan. 7, 2025 (7 Tevet, 5785), was a renaissance man who combined his passion for travel with a deep connection to Judaism, particularly enjoying the global network of Chabad-Lubavitch centers that became his spiritual anchors around the world.