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Why does Mimouna matter? | The Jerusalem Post

Jpost · · 915 words · By AURELE TOBELEM
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“At the end of Passover, North African Jews across the world – especially in Israel – will celebrate Mimouna”
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Wikipedia confirms Mimouna is celebrated by Maghrebi Jews in Israel and other global locations, aligning with the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mimouna (Hebrew: מִימוּנָה, Arabic: ميمونة, Berber: Mimuna, ⵎⵉⵎⵓⵏⴰ) is a traditional Maghrebi Jewish celebration dinner that takes place in Morocco, Israel, France, Canada, and other places around the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimouna
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moroccan Jews (Arabic: اليهود المغاربة, romanized: al-Yahūd al-Maghāriba; Hebrew: יהודים מרוקאים, romanized: Yehudim Maroka'im; Ladino: Djudios de Maroko) are Jews who live in or are from Morocco. Mor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_Jews
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Passover, also called Pasch () or Pesach (; Biblical Hebrew: חַג הַפֶּסַח, romanized: Ḥag Ha‑Pesaḥ, lit. 'Pilgrimage of the Passing Over'), or Peysekh in Yiddish, is a major Jewish holiday and one of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover
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“Mimouna is a uniquely Moroccan Jewish celebration that spread more widely across Sephardi communities in the 20th century”
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While Wikipedia mentions Moroccan Jewish traditions and Sephardi communities, no specific evidence confirms the 20th-century spread of Mimouna.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jewish holidays, also known as Jewish festivals or Yamim Tovim (Hebrew: יָמִים טוֹבִים, romanized: yāmīm ṭōvīm, lit. 'Good Days', or singular Hebrew: יוֹם טוֹב‎ Yom Tov, in transliterated Hebrew [Engl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_holidays
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moroccan Jews (Arabic: اليهود المغاربة, romanized: al-Yahūd al-Maghāriba; Hebrew: יהודים מרוקאים, romanized: Yehudim Maroka'im; Ladino: Djudios de Maroko) are Jews who live in or are from Morocco. Mor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moroccan_Jews
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sephardic Jewish cuisine, belonging to the Sephardic Jews—descendants of the Jewish population of the Iberian Peninsula until their expulsion in 1492—encompasses traditional dishes developed as they r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephardic_Jewish_cuisine
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“Jews are a Middle Eastern ethnoreligious people whose origins lie in ancient Israel, though major dispersals began after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Neo-Babylonian Empire in 587 BCE”
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Wikipedia entries on the Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC) and Yehud province directly support the claim about Jewish dispersals following the Babylonian conquest.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ancient Israel and Judah were two Israelite kingdoms that existed in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. Their history began with the early appearance of the Israelites in Canaan's hill country. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Israel_and_Judah
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jerusalem was besieged from 589–587 BC, marking the final phase of Judah's revolts against Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar II, king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, besieged Judah's capital city for approximatel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(587_BC)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yehud was a province of the Neo-Babylonian Empire established in the former territories of the Kingdom of Judah, which was destroyed by the Babylonians in the aftermath of the Judahite revolts and the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehud_(Babylonian_province)
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“In North Africa, Jewish communities long predate Islam; in Morocco, their presence is often traced as far back as the 4th century BCE”
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“In 1492, the Alhambra Decree expelled Jews from Spain. Tens of thousands of Sephardi Jews fled to Morocco, particularly to Fez”
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“Jewish communities became economically and administratively embedded within the Moroccan state, contributing to trade, diplomacy, and governance”
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“The history of Morocco cannot be told without the story of its Jews, as demonstrated in Emily Gottreich’s Jewish Morocco (2021)”
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“Mimouna traditionally involved Jewish families opening their homes to Muslim neighbors, who would bring flour and other provisions”
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“The name 'Mimouna' derives from the Moroccan Arabic (Darija) word for 'wealth' or 'good fortune'”
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“Passover is an expensive holiday requiring households to replace leavened goods and utensils, leading to financial strain”
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“Mimouna coincided with spring agricultural improvements in southern Morocco, marking economic renewal”
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“Rabbi Joseph Messas remarked, 'After Pessah, which has left us ruined, we pray for a good Mimouna'”
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“Under Sultan Ismail Ibn Sharif’s reign, pre-modern Morocco experienced relative stability enabling social mobility”
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“The Abraham Accords normalize relations between Israel and several Muslim states, including Morocco”
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“Joseph Toledano’s 'Les Juifs Maghrébins' (1991) argues Mimouna reflected material realities of post-Passover economic renewal”
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