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The Maghrebi Jews of Israel

The Maghrebi Jews of Israel, numbering approximately 547,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a North African ethnoreligious community formed in he Maghreb region during the Middle Ages. They mostly adhere to Judaism and Judeo-Moroccan Arabic is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Jew, Maghrebi

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: Israel
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): Judeo-Moroccan Arabic (aju)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 547,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011750
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Pray for the Maghrebi Jews of Israel

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

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%
Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Judeo-Moroccan Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

70%
%
Arabic, Judeo-Moroccan Speakers

Media Resources in Judeo-Moroccan Arabic:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Judeo-Moroccan Arabic:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Maghrebi Jews are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Maghrebi Jews:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Maghrebi Jews of Israel

I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other.
readIsaiah 45:5-6

Pray that the lost among them will be delivered from the confusion of false beliefs and come to know the one true God who alone brings light and purpose to their lives.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
readLamentations 3:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and walk through trials, they will be satisfied with the Lord as their portion and will place all their hope in Him.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Praise the God who is able to make a way forward, even when it seems impossible. Ask Him to do a new thing among this people group specifically and among the nations, raising up believers to go and share the gospel with individuals and places where it has not flourished before.

Jew, Judeo-Moroccan Across Countries (ROP3 - 104318) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Moroccan JewsPG050378Moroccan JewsUnited States25,500Unengaged and UnreachedJudeo-Moroccan ArabicJudaism
Moroccan JewsPG011861Moroccan JewsMorocco2,300Unengaged and UnreachedJudeo-Moroccan ArabicJudaism
Maghrebi JewsPG011750Maghrebi JewsIsrael547,000Engaged yet UnreachedJudeo-Moroccan ArabicJudaism
Judeo-Moroccan JewsPG050501Judeo-Moroccan JewsCanada16,500Engaged yet UnreachedJudeo-Moroccan ArabicJudaism

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