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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
  • Was Moses Being Bribed? When Moses refused to offer an answer to a question—and why. Read More
  • The Rebbe on America’s Founding Faith and Divine Destiny Is America different or not? Read More
  • The Miracle of Entebbe and the Rebbe's ResponseFifty years on, we revisit the Entebbe rescue and explore the deeper lessons the Rebbe drew from it. Read More
  • Celebrating Jewish Life in America We, the Jewish people, feel a deep sense of gratitude to the United States, which welcomed millions... Read More
Shabbat & Holidays
Candle Lighting Times
Melbourne, VIC
Weekly Torah Portion
Upcoming Holiday
Jul. 2 - Jul. 23
Daily Thought
Intellect is inadequate because not all things can be explained. Intellect needs faith. Faith is impotent because it remains forever obscure. Faith needs intellect. But they are opposites, as contradictory as yes and no: Faith...