As Jewish communities in major cites celebrate the start of the Chanukah festival this week, one group is heading into country Australia to support Jewish people living in isolated areas without a synagogue or connection to their culture.
The founder of Chabad of Rural and Remote Australia, Saul Spigler, says while the census lists only 3,600 Jews as living in remote areas, the work of his group indicates there could be between 7000 and 10,000 in regional areas.
Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bushtelegraph/chabad-of-rara-takes-jewish-outreach-to-isolated-communities/5122448
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