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providing jewish connections around australia
"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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Learning & Inspiration
  • 9 Meditations Based on the Writings of the Sixth RebbeThese meditations are culled and adapted from Hayom Yom, a collection of pithy teachings, aphorisms,... Read More
  • How to Liberate Your Mind From Dark Thoughts: The Rebbe's ApproachThe Second Instalment of The Rebbe’s Private Counsel Read More
  • Behind Closed DoorsThe release of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson from Soviet Russia was more than a victory for an ind... Read More
Shabbat & Holidays
Candle Lighting Times
Melbourne, VIC
Weekly Torah Portion
Upcoming Holiday
Jul. 13 - Aug. 3
Daily Thought
The last written work of the Rebbe before his stroke centered on the following thought. The Rebbe personally handed a copy to thousands of people. I believe it is a summary of who we are and what we must do: Self-sacrifice in a land of freedom penetrates to the bone. I saw men and women who sacrificed all they had to defy the religious persecution of the Bolshevik regime. They came to a land of freedom and comfort—where is their greatness now? Then there is the child of that land of freedom and comfort, worshipping it, chasing after it—but inside he is crushed by the spiritual void. His inner being does not let him alone, the spark...