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

georgette perla abecassis

lucien abecassis

paloma abecassis

rachel abecassis

moses abecassis

Yehouda ABEN-DANAN

messod abergel

Salomon ABIHSSERA

yehoudah ABITBOL

mardoche ABITBOL

aaron abo ……

meyer abttan

isaac abuab

aicha de s. abudaram

simon AFFLALO

habiba aflalo

preciada aflalo

jacob albo

merieme alloul

isaac alloun

allou AMAR

jais AMAR

messody AMAR

prosper AMAR

anna AMAR

Isaac AMIGO

Hanna AMOZIG

mair amram

rachel AMSELLEM

Mordekhai AMSELLEM

clara AMSELLEM

reina amzallag

meier amzallag

mardoche amzallag

abraham aranovitch

simon arrobas

sarah arrobas

Yacoth ASSARAF

Amram ASSARAF

Ayouch ASSARAF

Miriam ASSAYAG

Messoda ASSAYAG

Messoda ASSAYAG

meyer assor

sultana assor

joseph assor

Reina ASSOULINE

Elyahou ASSOULINE

rosa ATTIAS

rafael auday

marcos azancot

jacques AZOULAY

Isaac AZOULAY

Alfred AZOULAY

Abraham AZOULAY

reina AZRAN

moses azulay (enfant 5 ans)

jacob banon

moses barugel

hallo de yussef barugel

Mordecai BELELTY

rachel belilty

Esther BEN DAHAN

simy BENAIM

Messod BENAIM

simy BENAIM

samuel BENAIM

isaac r. benarroch

johar benarroch

jose benarroch

fortune benarrosh

messody benasuly

moise benasuly

salomon benayer

anita benazeraf

mazaltob benbunan

freha benchaya

freha bencheton

simy BENCHETRIT

simy de yudah BENCHETRIT

sol de shemaya BENCHETRIT

rachel BENCHETRIT

david ben levy BENCHIMOL

messody de jose BENCHIMOL

yhouda BENCHIMOL

isaac BENCHIMOL

Messoda BENCRUB

salomon bendahan

moise bendahan

Myriam BENDAOUD OHAYON

Rahel BENDAOUD OYOSSEF

ohayon esther bendavid

joseph j. bendayan

salomon bendayan

jacob bendayan

messod bengio

veuve joseph bengio

moses bengio

abraham BENHAMRON

Makhlouf BENHARROCH

renee benisti

esther benisty

albert benitah

solika benlanis

meyer BENLOLO

aaron bensaude

donna BENSIMHON

aziza BENSIMHON

Makhlouf BENSIMHON

Esther BENSIMHON

Mazal-Tov BENSIMHON

Salomon BENSIMHON

ledicia bensimon

Mimoun BENSOUSSAN

samuel BENSOUSSAN

judah bensussan

djohar benzakine

esther benzaouen

zahra BENZAQUEN

lina BENZAQUEN

aaron benzecri

isaac e. BENZIMRA

medina beruria

amram biton

simon bitton

esther bitton

alia bitton

prosper bitton

nissim ihich bitton

rachel bitton

jacob bitton

chalom laaziz bitton

solica bitton

clara bonan

esther BOTBOL

Abraham BOTBOL

Messod BOTBOL

esther bouganim

yamna bouskila

simha BOUZAGLO

esther cabessa

joseph cabessa

merima castiel

joseph cazes

esther chabat

eliahou CHARBIT

Messoda CHECOURY

yaich CHETRIT

Rahma CHLOUCH

fortunato CHOCRON

tata (platy) CHOCRON

Mimoun CHOCRON

abraham choucroun

judah chriky

judah chriqui

simha celine COHEN

hanna COHEN

luisa COHEN

esther COHEN

izza COHEN

Abraham COHEN

aaron COHEN

Moche COHEN

Orobida COHEN

Mazal-Tov COHEN

Elie COHEN

salomon COHEN

Elie COHEN

isaac a. COHEN

Moche COHEN

Zohra COHEN

David COHEN

Jacob COHEN

Moise COHEN

elvira cohen cazes

myra corcos

chlomo rabbi corcos

zohra corcose

isaac coriat

elias crespin

armand dadoun

abraham dadoun

izza dadoun

esther DAHAN

Abraham DAHAN

mazal DAHAN

Makhlouf DAHAN

joseph DAHAN

Tamo DANAN

Haim Chalom danino

saada de avila

albert nessim delouya

Elie DEVICO

simy echriqui

estreilla edery

isaac edery

Zamila ELALOUF

jacob ELBAZ

messod elezmi

jaqueline elfanny

simy elgozi

abraham elhadad (enfant 5 ans)

judah elharrar

isaac eljarrat

david elkaim

Ihia ELKIESS

Aicha elkouby

Yehouda ELKRIEF

elie elmaleh

saada elmaleh

simha elmaleh

david elmaleh

hassiba elmkies

messod elmkiess

maurice emergui

chalom essebag

judah ettedgui

zahra ettedgui

joseph faraji

messod fhima

Yaacov gabay

simha gabbay

perla gabbay

hanna garzon

luna garzon

Messoda GUIGUI

isaac hachuel

Abraham HACOHEN

Aaron HACOHEN

Moche HACOHEN

amram hadida

suzanne hagege

Hanna HAMOU

daniel harboun

Esther HAYON

esther hayot

david HAZAN

Esther HAZAN

joseph i. HAZAN

sultanna HAZAN

rebecca himy

messod IFRAH

Gracia ITTAH

joseph d. jonas

Esther KADDOCH

roiny kakon

david j. kakon

amram lahmani

simon lallouch

Abraham LARBI

rachel de samuel LAREDO

leon LAREDO

simita lasry

saul n. lasry

Salomon lasry

hanna de moise lasry

joseph leìvy

lucy LEVY

meyer LEVY

esther LEVY

messoda LEVY

jacob LEVY

Elie LEVY

rabbi simon d. LEVY

Amram LEVY

salomon LEVY

Rivka LEVY

Haim LEVY

joseph LEVY

isaac LEVY

aaron LEVY

salomon LEVY

izza LEVY

elie LEVY

meyer LEVY

albert LEVY

yehouda haim levy bencheton

nan levy soussan

mery loya

freha MAIMRAN

Rahel MALKA

hana MALKA

Rena MALKA

samuel a. maman

Moche MAMANE

emile marburg

samuel MARCIANO

Makhlouf MARHELY

alegria de s. marrache

simy marrache

isaac MARTHAN

zohra beida mayost

mardoche mellul

oro melul

simha de yudah melul

samuel m. melul

meriam melul

raphael rav melul

meyer merran

hissa merran

rosa messery

Sultana MIMRAN

Messod MIMRAN

Reina MONSONEGO

Zohra MONSONEGO

Hassiba MOYAL

simon myara

mercedes NAHMIAS

messody de mimon nahon

esther nahon

Josue Meir OBADIA

moise OHANA

sultana OHANA

joseph OHANA

messoda aida OHANA

aich OHANA

meyer OHAYON

joseph onana

freha ouaknin

rika ouaknine

joseph ouazana

simon outmezguine

isaac oziel

Abraham PEREZ

esther PEREZ

laaziz PEREZ

joseph PEREZ

messoda PEREZ

samuel m. pilo

freha de j. pinto

haim pinto

myriam rabbinovitch

nessim rewah

Ouali RIMOKH

estrella roffe

max rosenstein

Dona ROUIMI

david ruimy

joseph sabat

Mazal-Tov SABBAH

Mazal-Tov SABBAH

Simha SADOUN

Samuel SADOUN

Messoda SADOUN

isidor saft (dr.)

rica de ayuch salama

zahra SEBBAG

Reina SEBBAN

lea serfaty

hilda serfaty

dona serfaty

solika serfaty

ruben seriro

raphael serrulla

victor siboni

esther siboni

Aicha SIMHON

alice simony

dina skirra

david SOUSSANA

mary de abraham stephens

sultana suissa

nessim suissa

Samuel SULTAN

sultana tangy

fortunee tanzy

hana timsid

jose toby

simy TOLEDANO

irene TOLEDANO

moses TOLEDANO

Yehouda TOLEDANO

alberto TOLEDANO

abraham TOLEDANO

lydia TORDJMAN

esther TORDJMAN

Elyahou TORDJMAN

rebecca tuizer

Zohra WAKNINE

nan wanono

Isaac WAZZANA

haim wizman

jacob levy yuly

Abraham ZAGOURY

simy zagury

nan zagury

Yaacov ZAZON

rica de j. zrihem

haron zrihen
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."