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

mier abeccassis

messoda abehssera

Raphael ABEN-DANAN

mardoche abenhaim

fiby abettan

claire abi teboul

Abraham ABIHSSERA

Rahma ABIHSSERA

jose ABITBOL

dada ABITBOL

rahma ABITBOL

jacob ABITBOL

esther abittan

israel abramovice

saada addi

Esther AFFLALO

Abraham AFFLALO

henriette aflalo

tamou AMAR

mardoche AMAR

freha AMAR

david AMAR

rachel AMAR

samuel amar de bensusan

semtob AMSELLEM

Yahya AMSELLEM

Myriam AMSELY

David ANCONINA

samuel d. anidjar

gimol anidjar

abraham anidjar

simy aragon

elias arama

esther assaban

Hassiba ASSARAF

Mazal-Tov ASSARAF

Mosche ASSARAF

Messoda ASSAYAG

Salomon ASSOULINE

Sultana ASSOULINE

Hana ASSOULINE

Raphael Yaacov ASSOULINE

rachel assour

Makhlouf ATTIAS

yomtob j. ATTIAS

abraham ATTIAS

messod ATTIAS

esther attias gozal

jacob azencot

ruben aziza

Abraham AZOULAY

jacob AZRAN

albert AZRAN

Joseph AZUELOS

Mordecai AZUELOS

Isaac AZUELOS

aicha azulay

rachel azulay

hola barugel

abraham ben

sol benaceraf

Abraham BENAIM

Arbos BENAIM

isaac BENAIM

haim BENAIM

alberto BENAIM

Isaac BENAIM

mimoun benamou

messody benassayag

salvador benassayag

ayouch benasuli

samuel m. benatar

david benbarouk

hanina benbaruk

david benchaya

yomtob georges benchemaia

clara BENCHIMOL

victore BENCHIMOL

isaac bendahan

sete bendahan

Messoda BENDAOUD OHAYON

ohayon rachel bendavid

abraham d. benelbaz

makhlouf BENEZRA

salomon m. benhamu

abraham rabbi benharbon

Max BENHARROCH

simy benilouz

elias benisty

esther benitah

clara benitah

lucie benjo

lucien simon benona

alia bensabat

Moche BENSIMHON

Samuel BENSIMHON

Esther BENSIMHON

Simha BENSIMHON

itto BENSOUSSAN

saada BENSOUSSAN

estrella bentolila

bella bentolila

amram BENZAQUEN

moses BENZAQUEN

esther BENZIMRA

simi bergel

messaoud binayoun

fortunee bitoun

raphael bitton

meyer bitton

joseph bitton

Mordekhai BOTBOL

Salomon BOTBOL

Louna BOTBOL

joseph bunan

estrella buzaglo

saada candiotti

jacob carson

albert castiel

israel chabbat

rachel CHOCRON

moses j. CHOCRON

abraham CHOCRON

david didier cidey

Sultana COHEN

Simy COHEN

Elie COHEN

jacob COHEN

elena COHEN

nessim COHEN

ihia COHEN

isaac m. COHEN

hola COHEN

clara COHEN

jacob COHEN

david COHEN

Freha COHEN

Louna COHEN

Yamine COHEN

abraham corcos

simy coriat

elmira coriat

elias m. coriat

Simha COUGUY

saada crispil

solika daddoun

rachel dadoun

Moche DAHAN

braham DAHAN

victoria DAHAN

Zohra DAHAN

Yossef Cheickh DAHAN

Moche DAHAN

Zohra DANAN

Chalom DANAN

chalom danino

moses delmar

nina delmar

isaac delouya

Tamo DERHY

marie drihem

Moche EDERHY

simon edery

Elie ELALOUF

moche ELBAZ

Haim ELBAZ

Samuel ELBAZ

Oriko ELBAZ

Haim ELBAZ

Yossef ELBAZ

jacob haim ELFASSY

simy ELFASSY

Jacob ELHADAD

mardoche elharrar

Salomon ELHYANI

Elyahou ELHYANI

ledicia eljarrat

isaac eljarrat

David elkaim

messod elkaim

Aicha elkouby

albert isaac elmaleh

aquiba emergui

rahma essayag

muny de a. farache

alegria farache

nan feto de rebeca israel

jose a. fhima

henri foinquinos

allou gabbay

abner levy gourion

Yaacov gozlan

Jacob gozlan

Messoda gozlan

Aicha guenoun

Ardena GUERSOM

emile elie guez

samuel GUIGUI

salomon hachuel

David HACOHEN

Myriam HACOHEN

haim hadida

Jacob HAMOU

Raphael HAMOU

Zohra HAMOU

hanina harboun

Messoda HARROCH

rebecca hayot

Moche HAZAN

esther HAZAN

simon HAZAN

saba ifran

Haim ILLOUZ

Rachel ILLOUZ

Makhlouf ILLOUZ

Makhlouf ILLOUZ

Yehouda ITTAH

Elyahou ITTAH

Haim KADDOCH

renee kadoch

simon kadoch

reina kakoun

esther knafo

flore koenig

irene kohler

haim lamkyes

abraham LAREDO

esther de mimon LASCAR

rachel lasry

tamo lemkies

nan LEVY

estrella de joseph LEVY

simon LEVY

sete LEVY

leon LEVY

hanina LEVY

zohra LUGASSY

jacob m. macias

salomon maimaran

lucienne MALKA

Bonina MALKA

esther de ichoa MALKA

fortuna maman

zahra maman

simy de chalom maman

perla maman

Moche MAMANE

Azouz MAMANE

Abraham Isaac MANSANO

Salomon MARCIANO

Haim MARHELY

Yacoth MARHELY

Rachel MARHELY

aron markowiez

moses marques

salomon m. marrache

isaac a. marrache

Lea MELLOUL

Sion MELLOUL

mekhael mellul

Hassiba mergui

Messod MIMRAN

Samuel mizrahi

mardoche MOYAL

simha nahamias

haim nahon

abraham nahon

simy nahon

reina nahon

samuel mojluf nahon

moses nahon

samuel a. nahon

Moche NAKAB

Simha NIDDAM

mazal OBADIA

solika OHAYON

sultanna ohnona

zohra ohnona

esther ohnouna

messod oiknine

mordechai oiknine

rachel ouahnounou

yaich ouaknine

joseph ouaknine

hanna ouaknine

chalom ouanounou

jacob joseph pariente

Hassiba PEREZ

rica pilo

estrella pilo

sara de a. pilo

marie pinto

jacob pinto

Zamila RAGONEZ

haim rebibo

elise roffe

Moche ROUMI

hallim SANANES

semtob SANANES

perla saraga

hanna scemama

mercedes SEBBAG

freha SEBBAG

ledicia serfaty

Seite SIMHON

Louna SIMHON

hanna smaza

Sultana SOUSSAN

Simha SOUSSAN

Salomon SOUSSAN

marc mardoche suissa

zhra suissa

haim suissa

david suissa

estrella TAPIERO

sultana TOLEDANO

rachel TOLEDANO

Mardoche TOLEDANO

Hanna TORDJMAN

Tamar TORDJMAN

Belda TORDJMAN

hana wazana

edouard abraham weil

rachel wizman

freha zagouri

Meir zaoui

Messoda ZEKHRI

Aicha ZEKHRI

roman zilberman

Zohra zini

estrella ZNATY
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."