November 27, 2018: Pilgrims gather at the Borgel Jewish cemetery in central Tunis for a “hilula.” Peanuts, boukha (fig brandy), and prayers to commemorate the death, 180 years ago, of Rebbi Hai Taieb, who was a great scholar and exegete of the Torah and Kabbalah. As part of the pilgrimage. Nearly 300 Jewish pilgrims, mainly from France, have come to attend the traditional pilgrimage to the tomb of Rebbi Hai Taieb Lo Met. On the occasion of this pilgrimage, many Tunisians of the Jewish faith visit the rabbi’s grave as well as other Jewish shrines and places of worship, such as the Great Synagogue of Tunis or the synagogue in La Goulette.

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November 27, 2018: Pilgrims gather at the Borgel Jewish cemetery in central Tunis for a “hilula.” Peanuts, boukha (fig brandy), and prayers to commemorate the death, 180 years ago, of Rebbi Hai Taieb, who was a great scholar and exegete of the Torah and Kabbalah. As part of the pilgrimage. Nearly 300 Jewish pilgrims, mainly from France, have come to attend the traditional pilgrimage to the tomb of Rebbi Hai Taieb Lo Met. On the occasion of this pilgrimage, many Tunisians of the Jewish faith visit the rabbi’s grave as well as other Jewish shrines and places of worship, such as the Great Synagogue of Tunis or the synagogue in La Goulette.

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CategoryActualités / 2018 / M38-300 Jewish man in Tunis, 27112018

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