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Over 40 Years Ago... Celebrating 20 Years Chabad of RURAL בס"ד Celebrating 20 Years Chabad of RURAL & Regional Australia Jews of rural and regional Australia. In the past two decades, Chabad CONTENTS Over 40 The trip was a real eye-opener; the of RARA has become known need for a connection and constant for its love, care and ability to STATISTICS 2 contact with this demographic was connect with people no matter blatantly obvious. Forty-three years their location. The RARAmobile, TIMELINE 2 years ago... later, connections established then a specially fitted out Jewish MAP 3 aul Spigler, Yossi Loebenstein have moved to the next generation. campervan, covers tens of Sand Hershel Herbst spent their Inspired by the initial trip, Saul Spigler thousands of kilometres a year, STORIES 4 summer holidays travelling around took things to the next level, and in manned by volunteers that come Australia in a campervan. Inspired June of 2000, Chabad of RARA was from as far afield as Israel, the NEWS AT RARA 4 United States and Europe. by the 10 point Mitzva campaign born; a non-profit organisation that CONTACT US 4 of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, and now caters to over 7,000 Jewish men, Read on to learn more about the equipped with nothing more than women and children living in the rural past, and the exciting future up a couple of maps, they visited the and regional areas of Australia. ahead. Rabbi Ari & Mushkie Rubin -CAIRNS, QLD abbi Ari & Mushky have done an incredible job making everyone feel welcome, and Rcreating a warm and vibrant community. When I first came to Cairns there was no Seder-To-Go Towns & Jewish community in Cairns. It's very important for me to be able to have the holidays DIY SEDER Kits together and for our kids to have a jewish education and everything that comes with it. It 1,500,0001,500,000 700 280 Cities makes me feel close to home even though I'm very far in the far north. sent out this year to Jews Kms travelled in search of serviced by RARA Israel Hajbi. Cairns QLD members of the tribe around in regional and rural areas Australia around Australia. Rabbi Mendel & Esty Khutoretsky -SUNSHINE COAST, QLD habad of RARA is one of hether bringing the community together to over the many branches of Pesach Seders Wcelebrate a Bar Mitzvah, organising weekly the worldwide Chabad Rabbis & Rabbinical shiurim, or opening their doors on Shabbat with fresh C hosting over 750 movement, inspired by the Students challah and cholent, the Khutoretskys have arrived on the 270 14 people annually Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi volunteered for Chabad of Sunshine Coast with warm smiles and open hearts. Perhaps Menachem Mendel Schneerson RARA field trips since 2000 most importantly, they’ve established a much loved Sunday of blessed memory. cheder and have made it possible for our children to enjoy a The Rebbe, out of his deep Jewish education. care, gave us a mission to Luke (Saadya) & Talia Carbis. Sunshine Coast QLD connect Jews to each other and to G-d. To that end, we've made our mandate to connect with Chanukah parties Purim Parties and show care and support, last Chanukah in a material and spiritual way around Australia Rabbi Yossi and Malki Rodal 26 alone 13 -NEWCASTLE, NSW to every Jew in Australia, not this year within the reach of a Jewish over After 5 years of directing Chabad of community. RARA HQ, the Rodal family recently RARA is different from your moved to Newcastle to strengthen the average Chabad center - it's 4000 communities of Newcastle and the 28 4000 Map Key not just in one location. The Jewish Jewish contacts Central Coast. dedicated men and women at communities living in regional Cities with full Chabad of RARA are ready to and rural Australia time Chabad of RARA impacted by helping Shluchim y comment on Chabad of RARA: "I could never repay travel at a moments notice to Rabbi Menachem & Shevi Aron to build communities in our database MChabad of RARA, either materially or physically; for meet the needs of any Jewish Jewish Communities CHABAD OF RARA HEADQUARTERS what they have given me. I'm a better person as a result of my person in Australia, no matter impacted by Chabad ARA has changed my life in the most amazing ways. It of RARA experience with Chabad of RARA. how far they may be. has given me a sense of belonging, identity, validation, R Graham Wilson, Newcastle NSW Cities we visit and community that I have never had before. I have learned so much and am able to participate in meaningful rituals and holidays that help me connect with my spirituality. Founders & Presidents Dassie (Chrissie) Grant, Shepparton VIC Mr Saul & Beverly Spigler habad of RARA, as it is known today, Cbegan in June of 2000. Saul Spigler’s mother had passed away, and wanting to do something in her memory, the organisation took off. Saul, and his wife Beverly, had the idea to bring two Yeshiva students over from New York, and have them visit Jewish people around Australia. Spanning from Adelaide all the way to Brisbane, the two visited hundreds of towns and small cities over an 11 week period. Of those Menachem & Shevi Aron assume visited, approximately half the families had not had any affiliation directorship of RARA HQ. Mendel & Esty Khutoretsky move to with a Jewish organisation prior to the two young students Sunshine Coast to set up a new RARA Chabad of centre. knocking on their door. One person they encountered said that he RARA Origins 1 st trip of Ari & Mushky Rabbinical Rubin set up “Outback RARA arranges & dedicates a Jewish hadn’t seen another Jewish face in over 50 years. 3 Young Rabbis students Chani a permanant Rabbis” an SBS section in the Cemetery in Jindabyne set out for a Moshe Majeski Chana Far North Documentary Fast forward 20 years. Over a million and a half kilometers later road trip from 1 st Rosh Loebenstein (Procel) Weiss Queensland airs. Many The Rodal family moves to Melbourne to Hashanah 1 st assumes assumes assumes RARA Outback Jews Newcastle to set up a new RARA and thousands of lives touched, “RARA” has become a household meet the Jews 2000 services in 2002 RARAmobile 2005 directorship 2012 directorship 2013 directorship 2015 presence in 2017 connect with 2019 centre after running the organisation of the Outback Newcastle purchased of RARA of RARA of RARA Cairns. RARA. for 5 years. term amongst those living away from the hustle and bustle of Sydney and Melbourne, referring to the famous yellow Chabad of RARA motorhome, the intimate shabbat meals, and care, friendship Chabad of 1 st RARA 1 st full time RARA sends Shimi Yossi & Malki After RARA arranges & and support that RARA is so well known for. 1977 RARA 2001 Shabbaton 2003 directors- 2010 Yossi Spigler, 2013 Spigler 2014 Rodal assume 2016 burning out 2018 dedicates a 2020 founded takes place Dov & Shevy Shimon New & assumes directorship 2 engines, Jewish Cemetery Chabad of RARA is proud to have impacted the lives of families in Alice Oliver Yossel Groner directorship of RARA RARA gets in Darwin First Springs to assist & of RARA it’s 3rd and individuals of all ages, living in places as distant as Uluru, Ausralia-wide distribute toys, & current RARA raises & trip food & clothing RARAmobile distributes $55k to victims of the for Bushfire Alice Springs, Darwin, Wagga Wagga, Bundaberg, Airlie Beach, catastrophic victims Toowoomba Esperance and Margaret River. floods in QLD COVID19 RESPONSE The rest is history … by Michael Rosenfeld all over the world and often with a The Seder-to-Go Project Chabad of RARA impacted my life even message relevant before it became an organisation like it is to an upcoming fter a successful Purim around today. Jewish holiday Australia, we were about to dive into A or a particular I grew up in a town called Maitland in the Pesach preparations, when COVID-19 observance. Every Hunter Region of NSW. My parents and I hit. Coordinating with other Chabad visit added an extra lived far from a Jewish community. One Houses in Melbourne and Sydney, we layer of insight and day, three young Rabbis from Melbourne understanding. spearheaded the creation and distribution mysteriously turned up at our house. I of over 2,500 kits to Shluchim to then think I was still in primary school at the I became a distribute to their communities in just a time. Psychologist and then few days in Victoria, New South Wales a lawyer, but one of I remember my parents, Izaak and Raisa, and Queensland! my greatest personal welcoming them with smiles and open achievements by far The response was electric! Families arms. We had our first ever Mezuzah is that I became an affixed to our front door and they left us had spent up to two weeks at home and observant Jew. The booklets about the Jewish holidays and were overjoyed to see a friendly face and transition was gradual. It came with many Mitzvot. The rest is history. receive the necessities for a Seder. challenges, but with great blessings too. When my father passed away several Chabad of RARA distributed over 700 At 90 years of age, my mother moved with years later, I would have a fleeting contact Seder-To-Go kits in just 4 days to the me from Maitland to Melbourne’s Jewish with the Jewish community in Newcastle Jews of Rural and Regional Australia, community. She spent the last four years to arrange his burial. Although he had enabling hundreds of families to have a of her life amongst other Jews.
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