morocco jewish travel

Tour of Jewish Saints in 10 days
Day 1:

Met at Med V airport and Transfer to the Hotel in Casablanca. The rest of the day, City Tour : Mellah, Synagogue Beth-El, The Jewish cemetery, the Museum of Moroccan Judaism Dinner and overnight in Casablanca

Day 2:

Casablanca – Marrakech
- Rabbi Yahia El-Khdar (Ben Ahmed).
- Rabbi Abraham Awriwer (Mwalin Dad) (Settat).
Dinner and overnight in Marrakech

Day 3:

City Tour of Marrakech
Mellah, Synagogue, Jewish cemetery where Rabbi Hanania Ha-Cohen, the Lion of Marrakesh and Rabbi Pinhas Cohen are buried...
Dinner and overnight in Marrakech

Day 4:

Excursion to Demnate and Ourika (High Atlas)
- Rabbi Shlomo bel Hansh (Ourika, Aghbalou).
- Rabbi Habib Ha - Mizrahi (Ait Ourir).
- Ya’aqob Nahmias Ashkenazi, called Moul Almay (Sidi Rahal).
- David Draa Halevy (Draâ).
- Jewish sites of Demnate: mellah, cemetery, AIU...
Dinner and overnight in Marrakech

Day 5:

Marrakech - Essaouira
- Hayym Pinto (Essaouira).
- Nissim Ben Nissim (Ait Beyoud).
- Jewish sites of Essaouira : mellah, AIU, the house of Rabbi Haïm Pinto… Dinner and overnight in Essaouira

Day 6:

Essaouira – Safi – El Jadida – Casablanca
- Ulad Zmirru (The sons of zemmour) (Safi).
- Eliyyahou (Casablanca).
Dinner and overnight in Casablanca

Day 7:

Casablanca – Rabat/Salé – Ouazzane - Meknes – Fez
- Tour Hassan Mosque and the Mausoleum of King Mohammed V.
- The mellah and the cemetery of Rabat, where Rabbi Shalom Zawi is bured.
- The ancient ruins of Chellah, where Jews are believed to have lived during the time of the Phoenicians.
- The cemetery of Salé where Rabbi Raphael Encaoua is buried
- The sanctuary of Rabbi Amram Ben Diwan in Ouezzane (Asjen)
- Volubilis, a well-preserved Roman city, where archaeologists found the first traces of Jewish settlement in Morocco.
Dinner and overnight in Fez

Day 8:

City Tour of Fez
Synagogues (Rabbi Shlomo Ibn Danan Synagogue, Roben Ben Sadoun), mellah, Jewish cemetery which contains the tombs of Yehuda Ben Attar, Abner Ha-Serfati, Solika Hatchuel, Monsenego…, Jewish Museum of the Em Habanim synagogue, the house of Maimonides with its mysterious water clock...
Dinner and overnight in Fez

Day 9:

Fez – Casablanca
The balance of the day at leisure
Dinner and overnight in Casablanca

Day 10:

Departure to Casablanca med V airport.

Optional Kosher meals in Kosher certified restaurants in a few important cities.

Possibility to attend a religious service in a Synagogue in a few important cities.