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All Social | Community Interests in St Kilda

A directory of social and community organizations, programs and services within our community.

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Yahrzeit Calendar

Follow this link to work out when your loved one’s yahrzeit will fall out this year. https://mck.org.au/yahrzeit     Read more…
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Chabad of Rural & Regional Australia (RARA)

Chabad of Rural and Regional Australia (Chabad of RARA) is committed to providing for the spiritual, emotional and material needs of Jewish people living away from Jewish centres. RARA provides support for individuals and families who are mostly in isolated areas by providing face-to-face visits, community events, educational programs, social opportunities, care packs, access to a Jewish mobile library as Read more…
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Temple Beth Israel (TBI) Melbourne

Founded in 1930, Temple Beth Israel is one of the most active and creative congregations in the Australian Jewish community. TBI prides itself on bringing innovation to Jewish traditions. It offers programs for all ages and interest groups, and multiple pathways for members and friends to engage with Progressive Judaism in a way that enhances their lives through spiritual enrichment, Read more…
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Judaism Classes for Conversion Candidiates (Free)

St Kilda Shule proudly offers a free year-long program on Judaism, ideally suited for conversion candidates. It’s also open to Jews who wish to advance their Jewish knowledge. Read more…
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Melbourne Chevra Kadisha

Jewish Funeral and Cemetery Services Read more…
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Youth Volunteer Opportunities

You can start volunteering for our Friendship Circle Siblings Program from year 7. For our other programs, you can start volunteering when you are in year 10. Following is a list of our volunteer programs: Emergency support services We provide 24/7 support services for children with special needs and their families. When needed we will arrange emergency babysitting services and Read more…
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The Friendship Circle – Home Buddies

Home buddies is a once a week, some of our devoted volunteers visit individuals with special needs and their siblings at their homes. This programs provides friendship and much needed help for families involved. The Friendship Circle’s mission is (1) to provide Jewish children who have special needs with a full range of social, recreational, educational and Judaic experiences; (2) Read more…
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The Friendship Circle – Volunteer Opportunities

We have multiple volunteer opportunities for our various programs listed below. Emergency support services We provide 24/7 support services for children with special needs and their families. When needed we will arrange emergency babysitting services and make ourselves available to families at all times. Sunday program Every Sunday morning, volunteers and participants meet for joint programs. In addition we arrange Read more…
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C Care – The Buddy Initiative

This program was born out of the growing need to connect the most isolated and vulnerable members of our community at the height of the pandemic. Post pandemic there is a decrease in social isolation but loneliness remains an ongoing dilemma in our community. As a result of Covid, there has been an increase in the extent of loneliness and Read more…