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  • United In Light Concert 2026!Get ready to experience Benny Friedman and Mordechai Shapiro live in concert! Get your tickets now!
  • Driven By Belief - SBS filmWatch our latest documentary that aired this year about how our travels have an impact on Jews around Australia Watch Now
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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 experiences, 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
  • What You Need to Know About Giving a Jewish NameThe Hebrew name is a conduit through which G‑d provides the individual's vitality, energy and susten... Read More
  • Take the Nimrod QuizIn which era did Nimrod live? Read More
  • What Is Jewish Culture?You do not need to do much thinking to conclude that Fiddler on the Roof cannot be the be-all-and-en... Read More
  • The Mystery of IsaacYitzchak’s face perfectly resembled his father Avraham, though his personality seemed to be the tota... Read More
Shabbat & Holidays
Candle Lighting Times
Melbourne, VIC
Weekly Torah Portion
Upcoming Holiday
Dec. 4 - Dec. 12
Daily Thought
We all suffer a maddening delusion of being something separate from G‑d. The delusion of “I.” We cannot heal it, because yes, we exist, for He created us. We cannot live with it, because this chilling notion of otherness is a denial of the truth. But we can resolve it in the act of learning Torah. In learning Torah, He speaks with us. If there were no other, with whom would He speak? We can resolve it in prayer. In prayer, we speak with Him. If there were no other, who would speak with Him? We can resolve it in every mitzvah. Through every mitzvah, we become one...