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  • Welcome to the Centre of Jewish Life in MelbourneMelbourne is a vibrant home for Jewish Life. Whether you are here to visit or a long term resident, we will assist you in your Jewish experience in Melbourne especially if you are in the downtown area. We host Shabbat eve and morning services, Shabbat dinners and Kiddushim, regular Jewish classes and a suite of other events all in the heart of Melbourne. Please click on this link to be in contact with us and we will assist you.
  • Delicious and Welcoming Shabbat Dinner for VisitorsWe welcome visitors and tourists to join us as we celebrate Shabbat with a delicious home made dinner, in a warm family atmosphere. From the Kiddush and home made Challah, to the meaningful discussion & inspiring song, this is a Shabbat experience you won’t want to miss.
  • Jewish LearningWe are serious about our Jewish Learning. We run in person Hebrew, Tanach, Mishnah and Kabalah courses as well as a weekly online class. We also provide after school tuition for children and youth. All are welcome.
About
This site is a partnership between Chabad in Melbourne and the East Melbourne Synagogue, Melbourne's City Synagogue, to bring you the best of what the Melbourne Jewish community can offer you in downtown Melbourne. Whether newly arrived or a dinky di Aussie, we are here to help with all your Jewish needs.
Learning & Inspiration
  • Why You'll Love Simchat TorahThere is something genuinely restorative about being unguardedly, uncomplicatedly happy in public. A... Read More
  • First We Light, Then We DanceBlessings and instructions for Shemini Atzeret candle lighting. Read More
  • The Boy Who Walked Out of the Gas Chamber AliveMiraculously, just as he finished the Shema, a German officer entered the gas chamber with an abrupt... Read More
Shabbat & Holidays
Candle Lighting Times
Melbourne
Light Shabbat / Holiday Candles at
Light Holiday Candles after
Weekly Torah Portion
Upcoming Holiday
Sep. 25 - Oct. 2
Daily Thought
On Simchat Torah we dance with our feet, not with our heads. We are celebrating the Torah, and the Torah is something we study with our heads. But we dance with our feet, not with our heads. If we would dance with our heads, each one would dance a different dance, each in a different space, some with friends but not with others, some as lonesome souls. One head is higher, one is lower, one is here on earth, the other in the clouds or beyond, and some minds know only their own space that no one else can know. But we dance with our feet, and all our feet are here on the same earth—none higher and none...
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