Celebrating Mimouna

Mimouna is not very well known among most Jewish communities outside of Israel.

• Have you even celebrated this festival? If so, what was your experience?
• Do you know of any other festivals celebrated by specific Jewish communities?

The holiday of Mimouna centers around the idea of hospitality and interfaith relations.

• What can you do to improve the interfaith relations in your neighborhood?
• How does Jewish tradition regard the value of hospitality?

Read this article for more information.

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Describe the photograph:

• Who are the people in the picture?
• What are they doing?
• What are their expressions?
• How are they dressed?

This is a photograph of Moroccan Jews celebrating Mimouna.

• What is Mimouna? Read more about it here.
• Who celebrates the festival?
• What is its origin?
• What do people do on this day?

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The people in the photograph are dressed in traditional Moroccan clothes.

Learn more about Moroccan Jewish dress and culture by exploring some of the Moroccan items from the collection of the Israel Museum here.  

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• Host your very own Mimouna party in your school!
  See if you can find traditional Moroccan clothing and make the traditional mufleta pancakes. Use this traditional music playlist and dance away!
• Design an advertising campaign (posters, social media posts, etc.) to raise awareness about Mimouna or any other little known Jewish festivals.