About Us

Chai Books began by Rabbi Shaul Engel in 1994 by importing a single set of books for the purpose of availing people to the treasures available overseas as a means of getting discounted Jewish books into Melbourne initially just for home use and then, as it became evident that there was a big need for this, it grew into a home based business.

As our clientele and the need for this service grew Chai Books moved into a small local shop but very soon this proved inadequate and then moved on to centrally located Carlisle St. with much larger premises increasing its range to include an ever growing range of Judaica items at the same time launching its website chaibooks.com.au to cater to customers across Australia and beyond.

Chai Books is continually expanding our range across the board to meet with customer needs.