25 years of travelling near and far

Chabad of Rural and Regional Australia, or RARA for short, is celebrating 25 years of outreach and connection to the country community with a gala dinner on Tuesday, December 10.

From humble beginnings in 2000, when two young rabbis drove around Australia, to today’s ongoing road trips around the clock to every state and territory in Australia, RARA has become a household word across rural, regional and even metropolitan Australia.

It promises to be a special night of inspiration, memories and looking towards the future.

Shloime Zionce, a well-known personality in the Jewish world who writes for Ami magazine; has visited over 50 countries exploring Jewish life; and runs a YouTube channel with over 60,000 followers is the guest speaker.

Israeli musician and singer Eitan Katz will provide musical entertainment with his soul stirring songs and accompanying lyrics.

Throughout rural and regional Australia, there are more than 10,000 Jewish people living in areas that do not have an established Jewish community.

RARA is there to serve the needs of these people in every way, providing pastoral care, emergency support, and community gatherings.

In its 25 years of operations, the organisation and its volunteers has travelled hundreds of thousands of kilometres all over the continent, to be able to bring connection to people that are isolated and without company.

From Darwin to Alice Springs, to Broome and to Geraldton, and from Rockhampton to Merimbula, no place is too far or too remote for RARA to travel to.

RARA has connected with over 5000 people in the past 25 years and has facilitated the establishment of permanent Jewish communities in many regional areas.

From birth until death, and beyond, Chabad of RARA provides for those that do not have access to the same amenities and resources of city residents.

Cocktails at 7pm, dinner at 7.30pm.

Tickets available at chabadofrara.org/25years

The venue will be provided upon RSVP.

Community Heartbeat

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