Moroccan Jewish Community Celebrates Hiloula in Morocco’s Taroudant

הקהילה היהודית המרוקאית חוגגת את חולולה במטרודנט של מרוקוRabat – Like every year, hundreds of Jewish people from all over Morocco and the globe met Sunday, December 9, at the Rabbi David Ben Baroukh mausoleum in the Tinzert region in Taroudant, 80 kilometers east of Agadir, southern Morocco.Hiloula is a religious event celebrated by the Moroccan Jewish community. The main purpose of Hiloula is to pray for a good life and the resolution...

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Moroccan Cities Where Jewish Culture Flourishes

catch the traces of Morocco’s once-vibrant Jewish life in glimpses. The stray Stars of David etched above doorways in the coastal city of Essaouira. A gilded Seder plate peeking through an antique shop’s window in Fez’s mazelike medina. Steps away from the sensory overload of snake charmers, fragrant spices and heckling salesmen in Marrakech’s souk lies the entrance to the Jewish quarter, or mellah. And although the city’s estimated 250 Jews (most...

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HOW TO CELEBRATE A MOROCCAN MIMUNA AFTER PASSOVER

כיצד לחקות מורמוקה מימונה אחרי פסAfter a full week of eating matza and lots of potatoes, the end of Pesach really feels like freedom as we anxiously await the Mimuna celebration.Mimuna is the last night of Pesach. In my Moroccan family, we patiently count the minutes for my father to come back from shul, make havdala, and then my mother takes out from the closet her precious cast iron pan where she has been making Mufletas for...

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For Moroccan Jews, a party after Passover עבור יהודי מרוקו, מסיבה אחרי פסח

After eight days of observing Passover, most Jews happily put down their matzo and reach for the leavened breads, pasta, cookies, and other foods that had been forbidden during the holiday, which begins at sundown on April 14. A smaller group, primarily those of Moroccan-Israeli descent, will begin the celebration of Mimouna. They, too, will begin to eat hametz (leavened foods), but they make a party of it, with food, music, dancing, and sometimes...

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Top Places to Visit in Israel מקומות מובילים בארץ

מקומות מובילים בארץ2Israel is an incredibly fascinating place. Stories about Israel go back thousands of years, and it’s wonderful to contemplate how many people through the centuries have walked Israel’s shores and roads. Of course, it’s unnecessary to walk everywhere in Israel. Book an car rental in Israel and visit as much of Israel as you possible can.Start in Haifa in the north and Eilat in the south for art, sports, science, history,...

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המטבח היהודי של צפון אפריקה 5 רעיונות פשוטים The Jewish Cuisine of North Africa 5 Easy Ideas

המטבח היהודי של צפון אפריקה 5 רעיונות פשוטיםThe Jewish Cuisine of North Africa 5 Easy IdeasLeftover Chicken Recipes: Moroccan Spinach Pie & 5 More Easy Ideashere are some things that are a constant on our holiday table, and chicken soup is a given. Too hot outside for soup? My gang doesn’t care. They won’t be satisfied until I ladle shimmering broth over a mound of skinny noodles and carrot coins.But what to do with all of that leftover moist...

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The Little-known Cuisine of Spain's Moroccan Jews

המטבח הלא מוכר של יהודי מרוקו הספרדיםJews of Spanish descent from northern Morocco still adhere to their gastronomic heritage, faithfully preserving a tremendous affection for sweets – including dishes most think of as savory.the couscous into a ceramic bowl festooned with an ornamental pattern of castle turrets and flowers. Her husband’s family brought this nearly 200-year-old antique bowl with them when they made aliyah in the early 1960s from...

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