Light a Candle
Honor the memory of those whose burial anniversaries fall this week in Moroccan Jewish cemeteries with a virtual candle.
Remembering Anniversaries This Week
The light of memory keeps our ancestors' legacies alive across generations
The Hiloula Tradition
In Moroccan Jewish tradition, lighting a candle on the anniversary of a person's death is a significant custom known as the Hiloula or Yahrzeit (the Yiddish term more commonly used among Ashkenazi Jews).
The flame symbolizes the soul of the departed, based on the biblical verse from Proverbs 20:27, "The soul of man is the candle of God."
The memorial candle is typically placed in the home or synagogue.
Family members may gather for a meal where they share stories and memories of the deceased.
Many Moroccan Jews recite special prayers, including Psalms and the Kaddish prayer.
Some families distribute food or charity in memory of the departed.
For particularly revered figures, especially rabbis and community leaders, the Hiloula may evolve into a larger celebration involving pilgrimages to the grave site, communal meals, and extensive prayers.
Our Digital Memorial Initiative
The Yahasra.org project has taken a significant step in honoring Moroccan Jewish heritage by implementing a virtual candle-lighting feature that automatically commemorates each person recorded in their cemetery databases on the anniversary of their burial date.
This thoughtful digital adaptation of the traditional Hiloula custom allows families and community members worldwide to participate in this meaningful remembrance practice regardless of physical location.
The platform displays these virtual memorials alongside key information about the deceased, including their name, burial date, years passed, Hebrew date, and cemetery location. This initiative not only preserves cultural practices but also creates a digital space for collective memory and continued connection with ancestors across the Moroccan Jewish diaspora in Israel, France, Canada, and beyond.
This Week's Memorial Candles
Honoring those whose anniversaries fall during this week
Messoda ABBOU
Burial Date:
23/10/1939
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
86 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
jimol abecassis
Burial Date:
26/10/1941
Hebrew Date:
5 Cheshvan 5702
Years Since:
83 year(s)
Cemetery:
Safi
Hanna ABEN-DANAN
Burial Date:
23/10/1902
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
123 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Mordekhai ABIHSSERA
Burial Date:
25/10/1937
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
87 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Rachel alloun
Burial Date:
23/10/1958
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
67 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Josue AMAR
Burial Date:
21/10/1921
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
104 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
david amzallag
Burial Date:
23/10/1970
Hebrew Date:
23 tichri 5731
Years Since:
55 year(s)
Cemetery:
Safi
Raphael ASSAYAG
Burial Date:
25/10/1929
Hebrew Date:
21 Tichri 5689
Years Since:
95 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Mardoche ASSOULINE
Burial Date:
20/10/1787
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
238 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Rahamim Moche ASSOULINE
Burial Date:
26/10/1937
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
87 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Mnano ASSOULINE
Burial Date:
21/10/1915
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
110 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Yehouda ASSOULINE
Burial Date:
21/10/1901
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
124 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Moche ATTAR
Burial Date:
25/10/1869
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
155 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Aicha ATTAR
Burial Date:
24/10/1886
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
138 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Mazal-Tov ATTAR
Burial Date:
23/10/1944
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
81 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Rahma AZOULAY
Burial Date:
26/10/1950
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
74 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Yaacov AZOULAY
Burial Date:
22/10/1919
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
106 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
messoda b.d. ohayon
Burial Date:
26/10/1956
Hebrew Date:
21 hechvan 5717
Years Since:
68 year(s)
Cemetery:
Safi
Messoda BENAMRAM
Burial Date:
23/10/1961
Hebrew Date:
01 Chevath 5663
Years Since:
64 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Tamo BENATTAR
Burial Date:
23/10/1901
Hebrew Date:
13 Hechvan 5677
Years Since:
124 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Sol BENCHIMOL
Burial Date:
20/10/1901
Hebrew Date:
20 Tamouz 5660
Years Since:
124 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Sultana BENEZRA
Burial Date:
21/10/1890
Hebrew Date:
14 Adar 5717
Years Since:
135 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Elyahou BENEZRA
Burial Date:
21/10/1960
Hebrew Date:
22 Eloul 5672
Years Since:
65 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Yossef BENSAMOUN
Burial Date:
25/10/1979
Hebrew Date:
13 Hechvan 5660
Years Since:
45 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Hana BENSIMHON
Burial Date:
21/10/1887
Hebrew Date:
27 Nissan 5696
Years Since:
138 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Makhlouf BENSIMHON
Burial Date:
23/10/1947
Hebrew Date:
1 Teveth 5680
Years Since:
78 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
joseph bensimon
Burial Date:
25/10/1956
Hebrew Date:
20 hechvan 5717
Years Since:
68 year(s)
Cemetery:
Safi
Chalom BENZAQUEN
Burial Date:
23/10/1949
Hebrew Date:
18 Chevath 5683
Years Since:
76 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Moche BENZIMRA
Burial Date:
21/10/1901
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
124 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Yamine bitton
Burial Date:
24/10/1944
Hebrew Date:
03 Adar II 5666
Years Since:
80 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Yaacov BOTBOL
Burial Date:
25/10/1934
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
90 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
David BOUZAGLO
Burial Date:
22/10/1962
Hebrew Date:
05 Tamouz 5658
Years Since:
63 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
David CAROUB
Burial Date:
24/10/1887
Hebrew Date:
14 Adar 5702
Years Since:
137 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Simha CHECOURY
Burial Date:
25/10/1992
Hebrew Date:
05 Teveth 5706
Years Since:
32 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Messoda CHOCRON
Burial Date:
23/10/1897
Hebrew Date:
10 Chevath 5689
Years Since:
128 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Freha CHOCRON
Burial Date:
23/10/1884
Hebrew Date:
24 Teveth 5693
Years Since:
141 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Haim CHREQUI
Burial Date:
22/10/1952
Hebrew Date:
25 Ayar 5702
Years Since:
73 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Donna CHREQUI
Burial Date:
23/10/1901
Hebrew Date:
06 Chevath 5703
Years Since:
124 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Hanna COHEN
Burial Date:
25/10/1984
Hebrew Date:
06 Adar 5719
Years Since:
40 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Isaac COHEN
Burial Date:
26/10/1964
Hebrew Date:
09 Kislev 5673
Years Since:
60 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Aicha COHEN
Burial Date:
21/10/1949
Hebrew Date:
25 Av 5706
Years Since:
76 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Reouben COHEN
Burial Date:
23/10/1940
Hebrew Date:
25 Tamouz 5665
Years Since:
85 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Yossef COHEN
Burial Date:
25/10/1928
Hebrew Date:
18 Kislev 5695
Years Since:
96 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Abraham COHEN
Burial Date:
26/10/1926
Hebrew Date:
Tamouz 5702
Years Since:
98 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Rubida COHEN
Burial Date:
23/10/1922
Hebrew Date:
07 Hechvan 5728
Years Since:
103 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Esther COHEN
Burial Date:
21/10/1901
Hebrew Date:
12 Kislev 5630
Years Since:
124 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Aicha COHEN
Burial Date:
21/10/1901
Hebrew Date:
02 Teveth 5712
Years Since:
124 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Haim COHEN
Burial Date:
20/10/1901
Hebrew Date:
06 Ayar 5698
Years Since:
124 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Isaac DAHAN
Burial Date:
21/10/1987
Hebrew Date:
01 Teveth 5684
Years Since:
38 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Joseph DAHAN
Burial Date:
22/10/1959
Hebrew Date:
14 Adar 5721
Years Since:
66 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Esther DAHAN
Burial Date:
22/10/1957
Hebrew Date:
01 Eloul 5733
Years Since:
68 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Joseph DAHAN
Burial Date:
20/10/1948
Hebrew Date:
02 Tamouz 5711
Years Since:
77 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Esther DAHAN
Burial Date:
20/10/1935
Hebrew Date:
15 Adar 5676
Years Since:
90 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Yehouda DAHAN
Burial Date:
23/10/1926
Hebrew Date:
04 Av 5693
Years Since:
99 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Sultana DERHY
Burial Date:
23/10/1943
Hebrew Date:
01 Adar 5702
Years Since:
82 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Isaac ELALOUF
Burial Date:
22/10/1963
Hebrew Date:
21 Hechvan 5675
Years Since:
62 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Samuel ELFASSY
Burial Date:
25/10/1918
Hebrew Date:
5681
Years Since:
106 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Isaac GUIGUI
Burial Date:
22/10/1969
Hebrew Date:
25 Hechvan 5687
Years Since:
56 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Makhlouf HACOHEN
Burial Date:
20/10/1936
Hebrew Date:
13 Hechvan 5729
Years Since:
89 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Sultana HACOHEN
Burial Date:
23/10/1917
Hebrew Date:
03 Teveth 5686
Years Since:
108 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Messody HALIOUA
Burial Date:
26/10/1892
Hebrew Date:
22 Chevath 5702
Years Since:
132 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Nessim HAMOU
Burial Date:
26/10/1846
Hebrew Date:
17 Ayar 5698
Years Since:
178 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Esther HAMOU
Burial Date:
25/10/1956
Hebrew Date:
Kislev 5662
Years Since:
68 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Mordekhai HAMOU
Burial Date:
23/10/1945
Hebrew Date:
09 Eloul 5662
Years Since:
80 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Myriam HAMOU
Burial Date:
21/10/1936
Hebrew Date:
16 Av 5711
Years Since:
89 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Yossef HAMOU
Burial Date:
20/10/1934
Hebrew Date:
19 Hechvan 5661
Years Since:
91 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Abraham HAMOU
Burial Date:
22/10/1928
Hebrew Date:
20 Kislev 5692
Years Since:
97 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Yacoth HAMOU
Burial Date:
21/10/1920
Hebrew Date:
23 Av 5693
Years Since:
105 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Raphael HAMOU
Burial Date:
21/10/1901
Hebrew Date:
17 Av 5695
Years Since:
124 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Yaacov HAOHEN
Burial Date:
22/10/1906
Hebrew Date:
06 Adar 5705
Years Since:
119 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Salomon HARROCH
Burial Date:
25/10/1967
Hebrew Date:
27 Kislev 5702
Years Since:
57 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Myriam HARROCH
Burial Date:
26/10/1946
Hebrew Date:
19 Adar 5704
Years Since:
78 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Esther HARROCH
Burial Date:
22/10/1914
Hebrew Date:
27 Kielev 5693
Years Since:
111 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Samuel HAYON
Burial Date:
25/10/1941
Hebrew Date:
13 Nissan 5706
Years Since:
83 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Freha Rahel HAZOUT
Burial Date:
25/10/1883
Hebrew Date:
29 Nissan 5646
Years Since:
141 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Rahma ILLOUZ
Burial Date:
24/10/1955
Hebrew Date:
21 Nissan 5653
Years Since:
69 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Myriam ILLOUZ
Burial Date:
20/10/1946
Hebrew Date:
29 Teveth 5699
Years Since:
79 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Juda ITTAH
Burial Date:
23/10/1951
Hebrew Date:
15 Eloul 5705
Years Since:
74 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Simeon KALFON
Burial Date:
22/10/1963
Hebrew Date:
05 Ayar 5702
Years Since:
62 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Rachel Renee KESSOUS
Burial Date:
23/10/1934
Hebrew Date:
16 Eloul 5696
Years Since:
91 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Ruth KESSOUS
Burial Date:
23/10/1934
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
91 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
abraham LEVY
Burial Date:
20/10/1951
Hebrew Date:
20 tichri 5712
Years Since:
74 year(s)
Cemetery:
Safi
Rivka LEVY
Burial Date:
22/10/1938
Hebrew Date:
29 Hechvan 5703
Years Since:
87 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Mimoun LEVY
Burial Date:
26/10/1920
Hebrew Date:
26 Sivan 5747
Years Since:
104 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Iza MALKA
Burial Date:
22/10/1959
Hebrew Date:
1 Chevath 5721
Years Since:
66 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Aaron MALKA
Burial Date:
26/10/1912
Hebrew Date:
22 Sivan 5709
Years Since:
112 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Jacob MALKA
Burial Date:
26/10/1908
Hebrew Date:
29 Sivan 5728
Years Since:
116 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Esther MAMANE
Burial Date:
23/10/1935
Hebrew Date:
28 Adar II 5716
Years Since:
90 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Simha MAMANE
Burial Date:
20/10/1911
Hebrew Date:
23 Nissan 5722
Years Since:
114 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Yahya MAMANE
Burial Date:
24/10/1910
Hebrew Date:
1 av 5701
Years Since:
114 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Mimoun MANSANO
Burial Date:
21/10/1867
Hebrew Date:
18 Eloul 5646
Years Since:
158 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Menahem MANSANO
Burial Date:
24/10/1961
Hebrew Date:
15 Kislev 5675
Years Since:
63 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Yamine MARCIANO
Burial Date:
26/10/1896
Hebrew Date:
17 Av 5631
Years Since:
128 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Zamila MARHELY
Burial Date:
24/10/1899
Hebrew Date:
5 Tamouz 5729
Years Since:
125 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Haim MARHELY
Burial Date:
24/10/1957
Hebrew Date:
27 Eloul 5709
Years Since:
67 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
D.J.Y. MARHELY
Burial Date:
22/10/1942
Hebrew Date:
nan
Years Since:
83 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
meyer meguira
Burial Date:
26/10/1961
Hebrew Date:
16 hechvan 5722
Years Since:
63 year(s)
Cemetery:
Safi
Yossef MELLOUL
Burial Date:
24/10/1930
Hebrew Date:
24 Tamouz 5714
Years Since:
94 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Zamila MIMRAN
Burial Date:
25/10/1944
Hebrew Date:
22 Chevath 5699
Years Since:
80 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Sultana MONSONEGO
Burial Date:
22/10/1929
Hebrew Date:
18 Teveth 5691
Years Since:
96 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Esther MONSONEGO
Burial Date:
22/10/1903
Hebrew Date:
3 Hechvan 5711
Years Since:
122 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Isaac NATAF
Burial Date:
24/10/1881
Hebrew Date:
05 Eloul 5699
Years Since:
143 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Yossef OBADIA
Burial Date:
20/10/1946
Hebrew Date:
05 Chevath 5703
Years Since:
79 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Aziza OLIEL
Burial Date:
20/10/1955
Hebrew Date:
20 Eloul 5723
Years Since:
70 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Hanna RIBOH
Burial Date:
20/10/1884
Hebrew Date:
1 Nissan 5655
Years Since:
141 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Elyahou SABBAGH
Burial Date:
26/10/1913
Hebrew Date:
14 Nissan 5702
Years Since:
111 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
David SABBAH
Burial Date:
21/10/1923
Hebrew Date:
04 Tamouz 5714
Years Since:
102 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Samuel SADOUN
Burial Date:
20/10/1951
Hebrew Date:
06 Adar II 5711
Years Since:
74 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Haim SADOUN
Burial Date:
23/10/1904
Hebrew Date:
20 Av 5647
Years Since:
121 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Haim SARFATY
Burial Date:
21/10/1967
Hebrew Date:
23 Adar 5707
Years Since:
58 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Joseph SARFATY
Burial Date:
21/10/1944
Hebrew Date:
07 Chevath 5709
Years Since:
81 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
abraham sedero
Burial Date:
20/10/1940
Hebrew Date:
18 TICHRI 5701
Years Since:
85 year(s)
Cemetery:
assilah
Don Judah SENOR
Burial Date:
24/10/1900
Hebrew Date:
25 Av 5652
Years Since:
124 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Saul SERERO
Burial Date:
26/10/1899
Hebrew Date:
09 chevath 5726
Years Since:
125 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Simy SIBONY
Burial Date:
20/10/1918
Hebrew Date:
04 Nissan 5711
Years Since:
107 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Simon Haim SISSO
Burial Date:
26/10/1788
Hebrew Date:
01 Ayar 5690
Years Since:
236 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Chalom SONEGO
Burial Date:
23/10/1940
Hebrew Date:
18 Eloul 5661
Years Since:
85 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Esther SONEGO
Burial Date:
22/10/1940
Hebrew Date:
08 Av 5660
Years Since:
85 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Moche SOUSSAN
Burial Date:
20/10/1895
Hebrew Date:
16 Adar II 5703
Years Since:
130 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Moche SOUSSAN
Burial Date:
21/10/1901
Hebrew Date:
5707
Years Since:
124 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
salomon tanzi
Burial Date:
21/10/1964
Hebrew Date:
15 Cheshvan 5725
Years Since:
61 year(s)
Cemetery:
Safi
Messod TORDJMAN
Burial Date:
23/10/1969
Hebrew Date:
17 Tichri 5641
Years Since:
56 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Mordekhai WAHNICH
Burial Date:
26/10/1974
Hebrew Date:
03 Nissan 5677
Years Since:
50 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Fhima YAHYA
Burial Date:
24/10/1931
Hebrew Date:
01 Av 5674
Years Since:
93 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Moche ZAQUEN
Burial Date:
22/10/1886
Hebrew Date:
14 Kislev 5703
Years Since:
139 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Chalom ZAQUEN
Burial Date:
26/10/1946
Hebrew Date:
21 Tamouz 5708
Years Since:
78 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Isaac ZENOU
Burial Date:
20/10/1962
Hebrew Date:
24 Av 5692
Years Since:
63 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Zohra ZIMRI
Burial Date:
24/10/1932
Hebrew Date:
8 Tamouz 5644
Years Since:
92 year(s)
Cemetery:
Fez
Traditional Memorial Prayer
"May God remember the soul of our beloved who has gone to eternal rest. In loving testimony to his/her life I pledge charity and deeds of loving-kindness to help perpetuate the values, the dignity, and the memory of his/her life. May his/her soul be bound up in the bond of life eternal. I pray that these moments of meditation and the deeds I do help to lift his/her soul ever higher. Amen."