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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
  • Jewish Identity: Made in ChinaYaakov Schy spent years in rural Asia, where everyone had a tribal identity except for him. Read More
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Shabbat & Holidays
Candle Lighting Times
Melbourne, VIC
Weekly Torah Portion
Upcoming Holiday
Jul. 2 - Jul. 23
Daily Thought
There is only one thing that can put you further ahead than success, and that is surviving failure. When you are successful, you are whole and complete. That is wonderful, but you cannot break out beyond your own universe. When you fail, you are broken. You look at the pieces of yourself lying on the ground and say, “This is worthless.” Now you can escape. The shell is broken, the defining shell of a created...