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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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  • Gratefulness and the Holey BagelThere is a deep truth hidden in the hole of the bagel: Always start with the knowledge that you trul... Read More
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Candle Lighting Times
Traverse City, MI 49686
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4:58 PM  -  Friday, November 13
Shabbat Ends
6:01 PM  -  Shabbat, November 14
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Chanukah
Dec. 4 - Dec. 12
Daily Thought
Jacob's Journey
You are Jacob. This is the story of your soul. As Jacob journeyed from Beersheva to Haran, so your soul journeyed from the wellspring of all souls to this formidable world. As Jacob made a vow as he departed, so too your soul made such a vow, Jacob’s vow. She said: “If G-d will be with me and protect me on this journey and provide me the bread of Torah wisdom to enlighten my soul, and the clothing of mitzvahs to shine light in places where it has never shone before... “And if I make it through the turmoil of earthly life, the burdens, the passions, the anxieties...
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