Rabbi Eliyahu HaCohen lived and died in Casablanca, where he was buried. While few people know about his story, many recall the transfer of his grave, which was located in the ancient medina. Today, this saint lays in the Ben M’sik cemetery, where Jewish pilgrims come visit his grave yearly.
The Ben Zmirou brothers belong to a family that moved from Spain to Portugal and Morocco. They lived in Safi and gained the respect of both the Jewish and Muslim community, but their demise was mysterious.
Visited yearly by thousands of Jewish Moroccans, Daoud Boussidan is the saint of Meknes. Born in Tamelelt and buried in Meknes, the rabbi was a Jewish scholar who lived during the eighteenth century in Morocco.
In this series, Yabiladi revisits the great Jewish pilgrimage sites in Morocco, visited annually by thousands of faithful and travelers alike. In this episode, discover the story of the Abe’hssira family and Rabbi Its’Hak whose sanctuary is located in Toulal, near Errachidia.
David Ben Barroukh is the beloved saint of Taroudant, in the Souss Valley. The name of this Jewish saint, visited yearly by Jewish pilgrims, is associated with several legends and accounts.
Every year, Jews gather in Morocco to conclude tomb pilgrimage. One of the tombs visited annually by the Moroccan Jewish community is the one of rabbi Khalifa Ben Malka who lived in the 17th century in Agadir.
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