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

judah abeaziz

elie abecassis

aaron abecassis

sol abejdid

hnina abenhaim

joseph abergel

david abergel

moise abergel

zahra abergel

esther ABITBOL

Tamo ABITBOL

Zohra AFERIAT

Sultana AFFLALO

Mazal-Tov AFFLALO

zohra aflalo

sol aflalo

méni aknin

hanna akum

mery AMAR

zohra AMAR

Chalom AMAR

mira AMAR

simy amram

rafael AMSELLEM

moise AMSELLEM

charles AMSELLEM

Moche AMSELY

ruby amzallag

abraham anahory

samuel anidjar

Messoda ARYANE

Juda ASSARAF

Hassiba ASSARAF

isaac ASSAYAG

saada ASSAYAG

Zohra ASSAYAG

Elie ASSOULINE

Esther ASSOULINE

fiby ASSOULINE

Esther ASSOULINE

Yehouda ASSOULINE

abraham ATTIAS

Joseph ATTIAS

Reouben ATTIAS

Freha ATTIAS

aicha audai

bonina auday

esther azancot

aicha AZOULAY

zimol AZOULAY

Esther AZOULAY

stoir azra

jacob AZRAN

sarah azulay

moses azulay

joseph barchechat

gimol BARCHICHAT

reina barugel

Joseph BELAZRA

Mordecai BELHAZAN

suzanne belmergui

joseph benabou

hermance BENAIM

abraham benamor

messody benarroch

simy benarroch

cota benarroch

simy benarroch

lina benatar

maklouf benayer

Ichoua benayoun

alia benayoun

chaba benazra

simon benbaruj

david benchabat

elias s. benchaya

esther BENCHETRIT

rachel BENCHIMOL

Aicha BENCHIMOL

jacob a BENCHIMOL

raquel de s. BENCHIMOL

samuel bendahan

rachel bendahan (enfant 6 ans)

Abraham Joseph Chlomo BENDAOUD OHAYON

Saul (Samuel) BENDAOUD OYOSSEF

nedjma bendrihem

simy benedam

miriam bengio

hola bengio

salomon BENHAIM

renée BENHAIM

freha BENHAMOU

izza benisty

simy michele benitah

Elyahou BENITTAH

abraham benlicha

esther BENLOLO

esther benoliel

salomon bensadon

Messoda BENSIMHON

Raphael BENSIMHON

Simy BENSOUSSAN

Sultana BENSOUSSAN

david BENSOUSSAN

mercedes bentolila

perla BENYAMIN

mazaltob BENZAQUEN

hanna BENZAQUEN

Rahamim BENZIMRA

Hanna BETTAN

simha bitton

haim bitton

meyer bohbot

saada bohbot

Rahma BOTBOL

Hanna BOTBOL

Makhlouf BOTBOL

Simha BOTBOL

gisele BOUAZIZ

Myriam BOUDANA

johar bouhadana

Mnano bouhana

izza BOUZAGLO

rachel de salomon buzaglo

abraham buzaglo

simy caro

hnina caro

luna castiel

albert catalan

esther chabbat

Aaron CHECOURY

messod cheriqui

elie CHETRIT

david CHETRIT

Salomon CHLOUCH

Moche CHOCRON

isaac a. CHOCRON

esther CHOCRON

meyer chouchana

David COHEN

sultana COHEN

victoria COHEN

jacob COHEN

isaac COHEN

messod moshe COHEN

fiby COHEN

Ichoua COHEN

Messoda COHEN

isaac COHEN

Makhlouf COHEN

joseph COHEN

Messoda COHEN

Messoda COHEN

Jacob COHEN

Zohra COHEN

meyer dadoun

Hanina DAHAN

david DAHAN

Freha Juuliette DANAN

esther vda de chalom delmar

Messoda EDERHY

jacob edery

messoda el hadad

Hanna ELALOUF

Esther ELALOUF

celia elazar

esther ELBAZ

Mordekhai ELBAZ

Betsalel ELBAZ

Hana ELBAZ

josph elfassi

estrella ELHADAD

joseph elharar

Simha ELHYANI

Saada elkouby

allo ellouk

aicha elmaalem

mojluf elmaleh

isaac elmaleh

esther essebag

rachel ettedqui

simon fimat

messody de a. gabay

menahem gabizon

isaac a. garzon

Meir GUIGUI

Messod GUIGUI

Elyahou HACOHEN

Chalom HACOHEN

mardoche hadad

moses i hadida

hnina HALEVY

Isaac HAMOU

Myriam HAMOU

Haim HAMOU

alia hamu

harron hamyas

saada HARROCH

Simha HARROCH

hanna hatchuel

Rachel HATUAL

samuel HAZAN

Mordekhai HAZAN

moche IBGUI

abraham d. ISRAEL

abraham ISRAEL

Aicha ITTAH

salomon kadoch

simy kakon

raphael kakon

david khersis

hanania knafo

amram knafo

sigmund koppel

Zauree kouby

simy lancry

estrella LAREDO

alegria lasry

judah lemkies

rachel LEVY

reinette LEVY

moise LEVY

hnina LEVY

Makhlouf LEVY

Zahra LEVY

Myriam LEVY

Rachel LOUBATAN

abraham LUGASSY

Issakhar LUGASSY

mordejay m. macias

myriam maimaran

isaac malca

esther malca

zohra malca

aicha MALKA

Yaacov MALKA

Louna MALKA

haim MAMANE

Raphael MAMANE

Messod MAMANE

Sion MARCIANO

samuel m. marques

Abraham MARTHAN

Myriam MELLOUL

salomon p. melul

anita melul

messody migueres

David MONSONEGO

Esther MOYAL

meier muyal

mose nahmiash

rachel nahmiash

salomon nahon

Myriam NAKAB

Raphael NAKAB

Mary NATAF

victor haim nathan

rachel OBADIA

margalite OBADIA

Messoda OBADIA

alice OHAYON

esther OHAYON

moshe OHAYON

rica OHAYON

nessim ohayoun

saada oiknine

esther ouaknine

david ouanounou

isaac pariente

aicha PEREZ

doiny PEREZ

moise PEREZ

moises pinto

joseph pinto

esther rebibo

esther ruimy

hana ruth

nessim SABBAH

Hanna SABBAH

Hanna SABBAH

Myriam SADOUN

jaime d. salama

sol SANANES

Messoda SARFATY

Raphael Menahem SARFATY

chalom sebag

simon seban

Elie sebaoun

Esther SEBBAG

hnina SEBBAG

sydney SEBBAG

Mazal-Tov SERERO

Yehochoua SERERO

perla serfaty

messody serfaty

messody serruya

Allo SIBONY

stephane SIBONY

Yehouda SIBONY

Mahita SIBONY

youssef sicsou

Simha SIMHON

Messoda SISSO

marie SOUSSAN

Abraham SOUSSAN

maklouf SOUSSANA

Samuel SPIRA

charly suissa

isaac suissa

messody suissa

messod suissa

judah TAPIERO

alice TAPIERO

estrella TOLEDANO

yudah TOLEDANO

yacout TOLEDANO

solica TORDJMAN

Simy TORDJMAN

symi knafo WAHNICH

Zohra wanounou

David WAZZANA

meyer wizman

mardoche wizman

aicha wizman

abraham yahni

jacob zekri

Yaacov ZENOU

Messoda ZERAD

Reouben ZNATY

mordechai zohar
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."