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Melbourne

Australia · Local contacts below; national and online resources are labeled separately.

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Schools

Adass Israel School

10-12 King Street

Jewish school (Chassidic), as tagged on OpenStreetMap.

Source checked · Melbourne, Australia

Divrei Emineh

442-452 North Road

Jewish school (Chassidic), as tagged on OpenStreetMap.

Source checked · Melbourne, Australia

Yeshivah College

92 Hotham Street

Jewish school (Chabad), as tagged on OpenStreetMap.

Source checked · Melbourne, Australia

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Shuls

Blake Street Shul

868 Glenhuntly Road Caulfield South, VIC, 3162

A Modern Orthodox synagogue in Melbourne serving as a family-friendly community hub committed to …

Source checked · Caulfield South, Australia

Elwood Shule

39 Dickens Street, 3184

Synagogue, as tagged on OpenStreetMap.

Source checked · Melbourne, Australia

Jewish Chapel

Melbourne, Australia

Synagogue, as tagged on OpenStreetMap.

Source checked · Melbourne, Australia

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Chabad centers

Chabad House of Caulfield Pty

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Jewish community organization: Chabad centre. Registered charity in Australia.

Source checked · Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Chabad of Rara

Caulfield North, VIC, Australia

Jewish community organization: Chabad centre. Registered charity in Australia.

Source checked · Caulfield North, VIC, Australia

Chabad houses

Chabad Melbourne

173 Balaclava Rd, Caulfield North VIC, Melbourne

A Chabad house serving Israeli travelers, workers, and students in Melbourne, offering Shabbat me…

Source checked · Melbourne, Australia

Tzedakah funds

Bikur cholim

Charitable assistance

Belz Charities

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Jewish community organization: Charitable assistance. Registered charity in Australia.

Source checked · Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Mizrachi Charity Fund

Caulfield South, VIC, Australia

Jewish community organization: Charitable assistance. Registered charity in Australia.

Source checked · Caulfield South, VIC, Australia

Hachnasas orchim

Hatzalah & emergency medical

Lawyers & legal services

Melbourne Beth Din

81 Balaclava Rd, Caulfield North

The Melbourne Beth Din is the Jewish religious court serving the Melbourne and broader Australian…

Source checked · Melbourne, Australia

Travel agencies & programs

Ohrsom Student

Melbourne, Australia

Ohrsom Student is a not-for-profit Jewish outreach organization offering Torah-based learning and…

Source checked · Melbourne, Australia

ZFA Israel Programs

Melbourne, Australia

ZFA Israel Programs, operated by the Zionist Federation of Australia, connects young Jewish Austr…

Source checked · Melbourne, Australia

Advocacy & rights

Unchain My Heart

Melbourne, Australia

A volunteer organization working to end Gett abuse and restore dignity to agunot (women unable to…

Source checked · Melbourne, Australia

Batei din

Bikur cholim & medical help

Visit and Care

PO Box 45 Balaclava Victoria 3183 Australia

A non-profit Jewish benevolent institution providing bikur cholim (visiting the sick) services to…

Source checked · Balaclava, Australia

Chesed & social services

Community organizations

Mizrachi Nominees Proprietary

Caulfield South, VIC, Australia

Jewish community organization: Religious organizations. Registered charity in Australia.

Source checked · Caulfield South, VIC, Australia

Disability support

Eruvin

Foundations & grants

Heritage tours

Interest-free loans

Judaica & seforim

Kashrus agencies & directories

Kosher Australia

81 Balaclava Road Caulfield North Victoria 3161 Australia

Australia's most trusted kosher certification agency that certifies food products, provides koshe…

Source checked · Caulfield North, Australia

Kollelim

Mental health & counseling

Mikvahs

Museums & heritage sites

Jewish Arts Quarter

Elsternwick

A major cultural precinct in Melbourne celebrating Jewish arts, heritage, and contemporary cultur…

Source checked · Melbourne, Australia

Nursing & rehabilitation

Rabbanim

Shomrim & safety

Mazon Australia

Caulfield East, Australia

Mazon Australia alleviates food insecurity through seasonal food appeals aligned with Jewish fest…

Source checked · Caulfield East, Australia

Students & young professionals

Torah learning centers

Yeshivas & seminaries

Merkos Women

Melbourne, Australia

A Jewish women's seminary in Melbourne founded in 2001, operating under Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch,…

Source checked · Melbourne, Australia

Confirm hours, availability, and kosher supervision directly.

Resources for this location

OU restaurant directory

Search the OU’s food-service listings. Coverage is limited to listed establishments, not every kosher restaurant.

Online / multiple locations

Din Online — halacha archive

Browse published answers by subject, including Shabbos, kashrus, prayer, and business matters. An answer depends on its facts; bring your own circumstances to a rav.

Online / multiple locations

Din Online — private question form

Submit a halacha question with the relevant facts and minhag. Use the private question form rather than publishing sensitive family or financial details here.

Online / multiple locations

Bais HaVaad — ask the dayan

Public contact route for practical halacha and business questions. Useful for questions about agreements, pledges, disputes, and organizational arrangements; ask which department handles your case.

Online / multiple locations

Bais HaVaad — beis din

Information about monetary-dispute resolution. Before proceeding, ask about process, required documents, participation, scheduling, and fees.

Online / multiple locations

ZUUG

Create a singles or parent profile and work through a chosen shadchan. The service describes mutual-interest suggestions followed by shadchan involvement; review current privacy and membership terms.

Online / multiple locations

MDY Shidduch

Résumé-based matching introduced through the MDY community, with a shadchan involved after mutual interest. The platform describes itself as open to Klal Yisrael.

Online / multiple locations

CauseMatch

Peer-to-peer fundraising and campaign support. Compare ambassador pages, matching rules, donor exports, currencies, platform fees, and support availability for your organization.

Online / multiple locations

Charidy UK

Campaign technology and fundraising support. Request a country-specific quote and clarify who receives funds, who issues receipts, and what happens after the campaign.

United Kingdom · Online / multiple locations

The Chesed Fund

Community crowdfunding with campaign and matching options. Establish your audience before launch; a campaign page does not provide a ready-made donor list.

Online / multiple locations

Chesed Fund — fundraiser FAQ

Review fundraiser requirements, platform and processing costs, and campaign expectations. Check the live fee terms instead of assuming the service is free.

Online / multiple locations

IsraelGives

Fundraising, donor records, and campaign tools for Israeli organizations. Ask about onboarding, currencies, receipt arrangements, and your complete processing costs.

Israel · Online / multiple locations

IsraelGives — international fundraising

Cross-border giving arrangements offered by the provider. Confirm supported donor countries, receiving entity, eligibility, receipt rules, and payout timing for your specific campaign.

Israel · Online / multiple locations

DonorPerfect donor CRM

Manage donor records, gift histories, and reporting beyond a single appeal. Compare imports, permissions, duplicate handling, integrations, export rights, and ongoing cost.

Online / multiple locations

TAG filtering guidance

Find device-filtering guidance and contact local support. Prepare your exact device model, operating-system version, required apps, and present filter; check the office’s current service area.

Online / multiple locations

Torah Umesorah

Jewish education network and school resources. Ask about a school in your intended community; network membership alone does not determine the right placement.

Online / multiple locations

Hidden Sparks

Resources for supporting children with varied learning needs in Jewish classrooms. Discuss availability, school participation, and the child’s actual support plan.

Online / multiple locations

Chai Lifeline

Family support connected with serious illness. Contact the relevant regional office about eligibility and programs; local availability varies.

Online / multiple locations

OU certification enquiries

Start a kosher-certification enquiry for an actual product or operation. Prepare ingredient lists, suppliers, equipment, production steps, and intended markets.

Online / multiple locations

STAR-K consumer resources

Product information, kosher alerts, appliance guidance, and a kashrus question contact. Match advice to the exact model or item and your circumstances.

Online / multiple locations

MDY — Daf Yomi in person, live & recorded

R’ Eli Stefansky’s Daf Yomi at 9 Nahal Noam, Ramat Beit Shemesh. The organizer lists Sunday–Friday at 7:10 am Israel time and Motzaei Shabbos about two hours after Shabbos. Confirm holiday changes. Live Zoom and recordings also available.

Beit Shemesh · Online / multiple locations

Kol Halashon

Torah audio library and live broadcasts. Choose speaker, subject, and language on the platform.

Online / multiple locations

TorahAnytime

Recorded Torah talks and live-event access through the platform and its app.

Online / multiple locations

YUTorah

Audio, video, and text shiurim searchable by teacher, topic, and series.

Online / multiple locations

Start Your Day the Torah Way

TorahWay Golders Green morning shiur programme, with live listening and recordings. The organizer lists weekdays 8:30–9:00 am and Sundays/bank holidays 9:10–9:40 am London time. Contact info@torahway.org.uk for the current venue and holiday arrangements.

London & UK · Online / multiple locations

The Kashrut Authority: establishments

Search by location, establishment type, and certification. Individual entries distinguish standards such as Chalav Yisrael; check the exact listing instead of assuming the same standard applies to every outlet.

Sydney · Australia

Kosher Australia consumer resources

Product search, kashrus updates, practical guidance, and links to the kosher guide. Some guide access requires a subscription. Confirm current branch supervision directly.

Melbourne · Australia

TAG approved cell phones

Start with TAG’s device-specific guidance. Confirm the exact model, software, carrier, and blocking configuration with your local office; a model name alone is not an approval.

Online / multiple locations

Go Daven

Search for shuls and minyanim on the original directory. Confirm the schedule with the shul before travel, particularly around holidays. JRA does not copy its listings.

Online / multiple locations

Hebcal daily zmanim

Location- and date-based calculated halachic times. JRA’s zmanim tool uses Hebcal’s licensed API with attribution. Calculated times do not establish local minyan schedules.

Online / multiple locations

Smartlist community directory

External Jewish community directory with business and residential listings. Search on Smartlist itself; JRA has no license to reproduce its database or private residential contacts.

Online / multiple locations

TorahWay Manchester

Manchester morning shiur programme for learning before work. Use the organizer’s current programme for venue and timing; recorded shiurim are searchable by speaker and subject.

Manchester · Online / multiple locations

Meshimer

Filtering plans for phones, home computers and workplaces. Offers mobile, home, office and enterprise options; ask support about your exact device and required apps.

Online / multiple locations

Geder

Offers filtered browsing, an approved-site-only setup, or email-and-apps-only access. Personal and business plans, remote support and customization are available.

Online / multiple locations

Bonei Olam

Fertility-related assistance, counselor support and funding enquiries. Use the organization’s private intake for eligibility and available programmes; do not post medical details publicly.

Online / multiple locations

Sister to Sister Network

Support for Jewish divorced women and their children: peer connections, advocates, resource referrals, hospitality, children’s mentoring and employment-related help. Private intake determines appropriate support.

Online / multiple locations

Worldwide women’s mikvah directory

Find a women’s mikvah by city, address or country. Contact the mikvah directly for appointments, accessibility and current supervision.

Online / multiple locations

NJOP · The Interactive Hebrew Alphabet

Free online alef-beis: tap each of the 22 letters to see it and hear its sound (Israeli, Sephardi pronunciation). From NJOP, an Orthodox outreach organization.

Online / multiple locations

Aish Academy · Aleph Bet course

Free short online course on the Hebrew block letters, the script letters and how to write them. Registration required.

Online / multiple locations

NJOP · The Hebrew Vowels (nekudos)

Each vowel sign with its sound. Some vowels, such as the kamatz, are pronounced differently in Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities, so follow your shul or school.

Online / multiple locations

JewishGen · Jewish genealogy

Free Jewish genealogy databases, town pages and research guides for starting a family tree. Free registration needed for most searches.

Online / multiple locations

JewishGen Family Finder

Find others researching the same family names and towns, and list your own so relatives can find you.

Online / multiple locations

NCSY · Choosing your Israel program

NCSY's checklist for choosing a seminary or yeshiva for the year in Israel: goals, learning style, schedule, location, Shabbos policies, costs and financial aid. Ask your school's guidance staff which programs fit you.

Online / multiple locations

OU Torah · weekly divrei Torah

Free divrei Torah on the weekly parsha, plus daily learning, from the Orthodox Union. Useful for ideas when preparing a dvar Torah.

Online / multiple locations

Hebcal · Jewish holiday calendar

Every Yom Tov, fast day and Rosh Chodesh by year, with Israel and diaspora schedules. Holidays begin at sundown the evening before the date shown.

Online / multiple locations

Official Israel entry portal

Visa-exempt foreign visitors generally need ETA-IL. Use the official eligibility guidance; this is not a universal visa answer.

Online / multiple locations

NAIC: travel insurance

Understand coverage types and exclusions before comparing policies.

Online / multiple locations

OU community fair

Find participating communities and representatives

Online / multiple locations

Chabad center locator

Identify local community contacts for travelers and newcomers

Online / multiple locations

KLBD

UK-focused kosher information and contacts

Online / multiple locations

Otzar HaHochma

Search and consult scanned Jewish books

Online / multiple locations

HebrewBooks

Additional lead for scanned Hebrew books

Online / multiple locations

Coverage is growing. Sources checked September 28, 2026.

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