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Menorah in the Mall 2026

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Welcome to Chabad of Traverse City. Whether you live here year-round or are just visiting Northern Michigan, we would love to meet you. Join us for Shabbat services and dinners, a Torah class, a holiday celebration, or a program for the kids. You do not need to know anyone or have any particular background to feel at home here.

We are Rabbi Laibel and Chaya Shemtov. Since opening Chabad in 2023, we have loved getting to know the people who make this community special. We look forward to welcoming you, too.
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Traverse City, MI 49686
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Grasping Truth
Blind faith cannot grasp Truth, because it does not grasp anything at all. Intellect cannot grasp Truth, because intellect is finite and Truth is infinite. Only the eye of the soul, its inner wisdom, can grasp Truth and know...
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