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the Spanish translation is not correct as it is half English and half in Spanish

Beatrice 2 months ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 2 weeks ago 3

Lag BaOmer occurs on viernes may 16th should be 

Lag BaOmer se celebra el viernes 16 de mayo. 

Same for all the dates.

Torah portion of the week should be 

La Parasha de la Semana es .

That would be great if you could change it.

Thanks

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Haftarah for Parashat Matot-Masei which is also Rosh Chodesh this year

rachel 2 months ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 2 months ago 1

Why does the Ashkenazi tradition not read the haftarah for Shabbat Rosh Chodesh (Isaiah 66:1-24). Also, does the Sephardi tradition really read both the haftarah for Matot-Masei and Shabbat Rosh Chodesh?

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Michael J. Radwin 2 months ago

Thanks for your question. 

For Matot-Masei 5785, here are the Haftarah:

Haftarah for Ashkenazim*: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4 · 26 p’sukim
*Matot-Masei on Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

Haftarah for Sephardim*: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 4:1-2; Isaiah 66:1, 66:23 · 29 p’sukim
*Matot-Masei on Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

This is the case in general when a special haftarah supercedes another special haftarah. Sephardim add the first and last verse of the superceded haftarah. Ashkenazim generally do not. 

there are some Ashkenazim who follow this practice as well, but the prevalent Ashknezic practice is not to add these verses. This is the opinion of Rabbi Joel Roth, who is the posek for the Rabbi Miles Cohen Luah.  In general the Hebcal website accords with the Ashkenazic traditions explained by these experts. 

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Pessach Sheni

I C. 2 months ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 2 months ago 1

Unfortunately, I just realized that Pessach Sheni's appearance in the calendar is very misleading. It appears on Nissan 14th as a full-day event, whereas in truth it should appear exactly one month after Passover in every respect. The 14th day (for both Pessach and Pessach Sheni) is Erev Chag and the time when the Passover sacrifice would be made starting after mid-day. The holiday itself (Yom Tov) would be the 15th, starting as always before sundown and ending after sundown on the next day.

Today is the 14th, yet my calendar said in big bold letters that today is Pessach Sheni, so I arrived a day early to an important occasion. I really should have been more alert and looked at the actual date, but still, it's extremely confusing.

I suggest either marking the 14th as Erev Pessach Sheni and the 15th as Pessach Sheni, or making one event of Pessach Sheni that begins in the afternoon on the 14th and ends after sundown on the 15th.

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Michael J. Radwin 2 months ago

Pesach Sheni occurs every year on 14 Iyar (not 15 Iyar). This is exactly one month after 14 Nisan, the day before Passover, which was the day prescribed for bringing the Korban Pesach ("Paschal offering", i.e. Passover lamb) in anticipation of that holiday.


in other words, our dates for Pesach Sheni are correct. We are sorry if there is any confusion. We do not list Erev Pesach Sheni on the website 

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yom kippur fast

Mordechai Guterman 2 months ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 2 months ago 3

Yom Kippur does not contain same fast records as another fasts.

{"title":"Erev Yom Kippur","date":"2025-10-01","hdate":"9 Tishrei 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","hebrew":"ערב יום כפור","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/yom-kippur-2025?us=js&um=api","memo":"Day of Atonement. The holiest day of the year in Judaism, traditionally observed with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer"},

{"title":"Candle lighting: 7:03pm","date":"2025-10-01T19:03:00-04:00","category":"candles","title_orig":"Candle lighting","hebrew":"הדלקת נרות","memo":"Erev Yom Kippur"},

{"title":"Yom Kippur","date":"2025-10-02","hdate":"10 Tishrei 5786","category":"holiday","subcat":"major","yomtov":true,"hebrew":"יום כפור","link":"https://hebcal.com/h/yom-kippur-2025?us=js&um=api","memo":"Day of Atonement. The holiest day of the year in Judaism, traditionally observed with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer"},

{"title":"Havdalah: 7:57pm","date":"2025-10-02T19:57:00-04:00","category":"havdalah","title_orig":"Havdalah","hebrew":"הבדלה","memo":"Yom Kippur"}

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Michael J. Radwin 2 months ago

Because YK is a major holiday and not a minor fast, we treat it the same as other major holidays. To find fast start and end times, use the Candle lighting event that corresponds to Erev Yom Kippur, and the Havdalah event immediately following Yom Kippur

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Русский язык

Ezra 2 months ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 2 months ago 1

При создании календаря на русском языке получается такая ошибка, Как это можно исправить?

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Michael J. Radwin 2 months ago

The issue is fixed now. Sorry for the inconvenience!

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date converter

Odesio Morandi 3 months ago updated 3 months ago 2

Congratulations, this is the best date converter, but I want to give you a suggestion here, add two thousand years to the date and you won't have a problem with Pope Gregory XIII.

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Rambam 3 Perkaim

Nochlab1 3 months ago updated 3 months ago 3

Hi in the daily learning there is daily rambam 

the thing is that its only showing 1 perek per day when there is a track (the main track) which is 3 perkaim per day

If possible to add and if possible to add to calendar 

thanks

https://www.chabad.org/dailystudy/rambam_cdo/rambamChapters/3

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Michael J. Radwin 3 months ago
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how to retrieve shabbat parsha

Moshe Raab 3 months ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 3 months ago 1

is there an API that I can use to retrieve the Parshat Hashavua name?

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Michael J. Radwin 3 months ago

Thanks for the additional detail on the CalenGoo app.

Although we don't have an ability to toggle descriptions on/off, here is the workaround we can suggest:

1. Create your custom calendar at https://www.hebcal.com/hebcal

2. Download as Legacy CSV format as described in the first few steps on this page https://www.hebcal.com/home/12/outlook-csv-jewish-holidays

3. Open the CSV file in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or another spreadsheet app

4. Remove the description column and save the .csv file


5. Upload that modified .csv file to Google Calendar using a variation of the instructions described on this page (replacing .ics with .csv file) https://www.hebcal.com/home/59/google-calendar-alternative-instructions

6. Sync CalenGoo with Google Calendar - you will no longer see holiday descriptions