People group profile · PG050378
The Moroccan Jews of the United States
The Moroccan Jews of the United States, numbering about 25,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a North African ethnoreligious community formed in he Maghreb region during the Middle Ages.
They are a diaspora people in the Jews people cluster of the Jewish Peoples. Their primary religion is Judaism, and they primarily speak Judeo-Moroccan Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 25,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Jews
- Primary language
- Judeo-Moroccan Arabic (aju)
- Primary religion
- Judaism
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
Where they live
Gospel status
The Moroccan Jews are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Moroccan Jews
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Primary language
Judeo-Moroccan Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
80% speak Judeo-Moroccan Arabic
Gospel resources in Judeo-Moroccan Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Moroccan Jews
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Jew, Judeo-Moroccan in other countries
The same people (ROP3 104318) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maghrebi Jews | Israel | 546,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Judeo-Moroccan Jews | Canada | 16,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Moroccan Jews | Morocco | 2,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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