Chabad of Rural and Regional Australia

Chabad House

Chabad House in Caulfield North, VIC, led by Rabbi Menachem Aron.

Chabad of RARA provides Jewish connection and support to people living all over rural and regional Australia. If you’re in a place where the only Jewish thing there is you , we’d love to get in touch and make a connection.

Chabad of Rural and Regional Australia (affectionately known as “Chabad of RARA” ) is dedicated to the spiritual, emotional, and material needs of Jewish people living away from established Jewish centres.

One of the cardinal tenets of Judaism is that all Jews are one, regardless of distance. Irrespective of background, level of observance, or knowledge, every Jew belongs to Am Yisrael – the Jewish people – and has the right to learn about and participate in their living heritage.

Chabad of RARA aims to share authentic Judaism – an unbroken chain of tradition going back three millennia – in a way that feels warm, relevant, and accessible. By blending tradition with modern tools like technology, social media, and travel, we bring Jewish life into the heart of rural and regional Australia.

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Programs

Join the RARA Library
Library
Kosher Food around Australia
2026 Pesach Feedback
Chanukah Order Form
2026 Pesach
RARA Kids Online Hebrew School
Adult Education Programs
Jewish Teen Game Night
Weekly Torah Class
JLI - Registration
Parshah (Weekly Torah)
Jewish Holidays
Chabad Centers and Synagogue Directory
Rosh Hashanah
synagogue on wheels

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Miles And Miles Of Shlichus – Rabbi Yossi And Malki Rodal, Newcastle, Australia.

On Sunday September 8, Chabad of Rural and Regional Australia (RARA) welcomed a new Torah scroll.

Lennox Head resident Henri Bader (left), 93, with Rabbi Menachem Aron on May 28.

MP thanks Jewish community of Wollongong in speech to parliament

Australian and Israeli flags outside Wollongong City Council offices on Tuesday morning. Photo: Illawarra Flame

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People

Rabbi Menachem AronDirector
Mrs. Shevi Aron

What they offer

Chabad of Rural and Regional Australia is a Chabad house in Caulfield North, led by Rabbi Menachem Aron.

There is a synagogue on the premises. Visitors are welcomed for Shabbat and holiday meals. Accommodation for guests can be arranged. They kosher kitchens for the community.

Classes run regularly, one-to-one study can be arranged and public lectures are held. There is a library.

For children there is after-school programmes and a children's club.

Older children and young adults have bar and bat mitzvah instruction and a bat mitzvah club.

They officiate at weddings, circumcisions and funerals. Couples are prepared for marriage. A chevra kadisha serves the community.

The center visits patients in hospital, visits Jewish prisoners, serves military personnel, looks after the elderly, distributes food packages, provides humanitarian aid and counsels families facing cults and missionaries.

Holiday programs run through the year, hands on. Mezuzos and tefillin can be checked here. A mitzvah tank goes out from here. There is a Torah phone line.