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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 19
Shabbat Ends
5:51 PM  -  Shabbat, June 20
Weekly Torah Portion
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Jul. 2 - Jul. 23
Daily Thought
Inner Peace
The world is a place of constant change and unrest. Each point in time is distinct from the point before and the point after. Each point in space is its own world, with its own conditions and state of being. It is a world of fragments, a perpetual rush of traffic and noise. Look at your own life: You do so many different things, one after the other without any apparent connection between them. Inner peace is when every part of you and every facet of your day is moving in the same...