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"Chabad" is a Jewish outreach group with chapters all over the world, and "RARA" stands for rural and regional Australia.
Chabad of RARA is a community organization that serves Jewish people living in rural and regional areas around Australia.
Our team travels great distances to ensure that the needs of those living further away are met, by providing authentic Jewish experinces, support and connection anywhere in Australia.
We demonstrate the values of living a Jewish life, from the womb until the very last breath.
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Shabbat & Holidays
Candle Lighting Times
Melbourne, VIC
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4:50 PM  -  Friday, June 5
Shabbat Ends
5:51 PM  -  Shabbat, June 6
Weekly Torah Portion
Behaalotecha
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The Three Weeks
Jul. 2 - Jul. 23
Daily Thought
Real Humility
“The man Moses was more humble than any human being on the face of the earth.” (Numbers 12:3) Moses didn’t fool himself. He knew how good he was. He knew he stood on a level beyond any other human being. Yet he was humbled before them. Because he knew that all that he had achieved was only with the capabilities given to him from Above. He figured that if someone else were given these same capabilities, that person would achieve as much as him. And who...