Mimouna Festival

While most of us are reaching for a pizza or a plate of pasta as Passover ends, the Jewish-Moroccan community marks the return to eating leavened bread with the celebration of Mimouna! This traditional Jewish-Moroccan celebration begins after sunset on the last day of Passover, when family and friends open up their homes to each other as they celebrate throughout the night. At the center of the celebrations is the Mimouna table, laden with a variety of sweet foods to help usher in a sweet year to come.

Join us Sunday, April 4th at 8pm EST to celebrate Mimouna! Our Mimouna will be an artistic and culinary experience you can attend virtually.* After a brief exploration of the background, history, and contemporary practice of Mimouna, we will follow the Mimouna tradition of “house-hopping,” visiting neighbors to be hosted by them in their homes.

Using the magic of digital technology, we…