Shabbat in Marrakech

No eruv

Chabad Marrakech states there is no eruv in the city (its Hebrew and English Shabbat, FAQ and traveler pages all repeat this, checked Nov 2026), so do not carry outside on Shabbat. Plan meals, shul and lodging within walking distance of each other. No live status page exists.

Chabad House Shabbat meals

Shabbat and holiday meals at the house, by prior registration only (online form lists each Shabbat from Toldot, Nov 2026, to Tzav, Mar 2027); no price or deadline shown, community list says book at least a week ahead; Google reviewers praise the Friday night and Shabbat meals

Hours: — · WhatsApp +212 674 955 563 · chabadmarrakech@gmail.com · app.flowiz.io/marr/en/f/

Ohayon family Shabbat hosting (Mme Blouria Ohayon)

Hosts paid meals for a fee (weekdays and Friday nights per community list, Dec 2025); call to book

Hours: — · +212 662 174 476

Halliwa family Shabbat meals (delivery)

Delivery only, no hosting (community list, Dec 2025); call to order. Same number as the Beth-El mikvah attendant

Hours: — · +212 666 573 471

Schnitzel Factory Kosher

Hosts Shabbat meals and takes Shabbat food orders (community list); order ahead; no agency named, ask for the certificate

Hours: Sun-Thu 10:00-22:00; Fri 10:00-16:00; Sat closed (Google Maps) · +212 652 133 178 (community list) · +212 662 629 791 (Google)

Dar Ima (Moroccan meat restaurant)

Build-your-own Shabbat meal (salads, fish, meat) with kosher Moroccan wine; community list (Dec 2025) says it delivers menu meals for Shabbat but marks its kosher status 'to check'; order by Thursday, closes 15:00 Friday

Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-16:00 and 19:00-23:00; Fri 11:00-15:00; Sat opens about 19:30 (Google Maps) · +212 524 436 893 · +212 661 962 192

Wasabi (kosher Asian / sushi)

Delivers menu meals for Shabbat per community list (Dec 2025); order by Thursday, closes 16:00 Friday, reopens about 20:00 Saturday

Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-16:00 and 19:30-23:00; Fri 12:00-16:00; Sat opens about 20:00 (Google Maps) · +212 525 080 844 · WhatsApp +212 696 870 459

Restaurant Chez Abehssera

Hours: Sun-Thu 11:30-23:00; Fri 11:30-17:30 per Google, which is after winter candle-lighting (17:21 on 6 Nov 2026), so collect food earlier and confirm; Sat closed (Google Maps) · +212 679 171 198

Al Dente (kosher dairy Italian)

Delivers menu meals for Shabbat per community list (Dec 2025); order by Thursday, closes 16:00 Friday, reopens about 21:30 Saturday

Hours: Sun-Thu 12:00-16:00 and 19:00-23:00; Fri 12:00-16:00; Sat opens about 21:30 (Google Maps) · +212 663 163 770

Falafel Sababa

Delivers on Glovo (Google review); closed Saturday

Hours: Sun-Thu 09:00-23:45; Fri 09:00-16:15; Sat closed (Google Maps) · +212 660 347 477

Aperi'k Kosher Market

Frozen meat, dry goods, wine; likely the 'kosher supermarket' on the community list (next to Schnitzel Factory)

Hours: Sun-Fri 10:00-20:00 per Google (Friday is surely earlier in winter, call); Sat closed · +212 652 133 178 (community list) · +212 808 617 512 (Google)

Ela Cooking Kosher (bakery)

Challot and parve cakes, pre-order; delivery offered

Hours: Sun-Thu 09:00-21:00; Fri 09:00-14:00; Sat closed (Google Maps) · +212 664 071 123 · elacookingcasher.com

Axo Kosher Restaurant (Atlas Asni Hotel)

Shabbat meals must be reserved in advance; half board for hotel guests; too far to walk from Guéliz shuls. Google reviewers (undated) say they ate Shabbat meals there and that a kashrut attendant lives on site

Hours: Breakfast, lunch, dinner; call for Friday close · +212 639 813 071

First Grill / Grill Bar Casher (Hotel Kenzi Rose Garden)

A Google reviewer (undated) calls it great for Shabbat meals; ask the hotel about Shabbat booking. Too far to walk from Guéliz shuls

Hours: — · +212 600 745 509 (Google)

Grill & Kosh Kosher Restaurant

Burgers, salads and schnitzel meals. Listed open on Google Maps (24 reviews, no closure flag) but no hours published: call before relying on it

Hours: — · +212 629 707 227 (Google)

Women's mikvah at Beth-El Synagogue

Booking: By appointment only: attendant Mme Titi Halliwa +212 666 573 471, WhatsApp +212 657 824 741. Men: ask the guard at Beth-El to arrange a time

• Shabbat meals: Chabad House (Rabbi Shimon Lahiani) hosts guests by prior registration only: use the online form (app.flowiz.io/marr/en/f/) or message WhatsApp +212 674 955 563 about a week ahead; price and deadline are not published. Backups: Ohayon family +212 662 174 476, Halliwa family +212 666 573 471 (delivery), Schnitzel Factory Shabbat orders +212 652 133 178, Dar Ima build-your-own Shabbat meal.
• Stay in Guéliz around Rue Ibn Qodama, Rue Ibn Sina or Rue Loubnane: Chabad House, Beth-El (Boulevard Zerktouni) and the kosher shops and restaurants are all within about 15 minutes' walk. There is no eruv, so pick a place with mechanical door access (Riad Mazal and Migdal Gueliz list mechanical doors).
• Friday closing (Google hours): Ela bakery 14:00, Dar Ima 15:00, Wasabi, Al Dente and Schnitzel Factory 16:00, Sababa 16:15, Abehssera 17:30; winter candle-lighting is about 17:20 (17:21 on 6 Nov 2026, Shabbat ends 18:16). Shop Thursday or Friday morning; restaurants reopen Saturday night. Dar Ima, Wasabi and Al Dente deliver menu meals for Shabbat (community list, Dec 2025): order by Thursday. Agencies vary (Chabad at Wasabi; Casablanca Beth Din / Kashrut Commission at Al Dente, First Grill, Grill & Kosh); where none is named, ask for the certificate or supervisor.
• Mellah and Slat Al Azama (museum, small fee, open Fri 09:00-16:00, closed Saturday per Google) are about 3 km from Guéliz: visit Friday morning by taxi. Do not count on a minyan there; Beth-El is the active shul.
• Beth-El's guard controls entry and is only open around prayer times, no photos; go for services or coordinate through the community (+212 613 720 067). The Chabad House is a private home, so arrive only after confirming. Carry a passport copy; no registration requirement found. Bring dirhams in cash and dress modestly.
• Airport RAK: no kosher counter found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google Places), bring food and kiddush supplies. Pesach and Sukkot: The Address Club runs a Pesach programme at the Meridien N'Fis (Beth Din of Casablanca, daily minyanim; confirm year) and Chabad hosts holiday meals by WhatsApp registration.
• The Chabad House is a private family home that serves Shabbat meals, not a daily minyan: a visitor reported turning up for morning prayers and being sent to Beth-El. Pray at Beth-El and confirm meal times with Chabad.
• Not found online as of Nov 2026 (checked Google Places, Chabad Marrakech and the community-site listings): Avouhatzira Hadash (meat grill on the community list, +212 525 615 485 as written) and Dar Ima bakery (+212 666 795 450) have no address; Slat Al Pasein (reported closed since 2016, visits by arrangement), Joseph Biton synagogue (reported inactive) and Rabbi Pinchas HaCohen synagogue (reported open for special occasions only) have no regular minyan; Slat Al Azama is unresolved (Chabad says visits only, the community site lists daily Shacharit; see shuls). Chabad's current site is chabadmarrakech.org (chabadmarrakech.com is not it). Ask Chabad Marrakech on +212 674 955 563 before relying on any of these.

Seen in older guides, checked Nov 2026: Hôtel Les Trois Palmiers: found shut by arriving guests (TripAdvisor reviews of 9 Jan 2026 and 22 Feb 2026, the latter for a 13 Feb 2026 stay, which says it had been 'closed for some weeks due to an issue between the owner and the government'). These are guest reports, not an official notice: Booking.com has no listing (Nov 2026) and Google shows no permanently-closed flag, while Chabad's list still shows it (14 min walk from the Chabad House). It is NOT in the hotels list here; phone before booking.