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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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6:16 PM  -  Friday, October 30
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Dec. 4 - Dec. 12
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Heaven Desires Earth
There are those who chase all things of heaven—and find they cannot live. There are those who chase all things of earth. Their life is not worth living. Heaven desires the earth, and the earth is lost without heaven. Make your life a marriage of the two, as lovers...
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