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"Show Hebrew date for dates with some event" shouldn't trigger for Daily Learning

ymshulman 1 year ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 1 year ago 2

Daily Learning is incredibly helpful. Hebrew dates only showing when it's a Holiday of some sort (Rosh Chodesh, Yamim Tovim, etc - just to not have the overload of dates every weekday) is also helpful. 
The current setting "Show Hebrew date for dates with some event" shows even if one has Daily Learning set to show. Would that behavior be able to be tweaked? Or is there a way to add a setting in a way that isn't complicated?

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When has/ how often does Purim fall on Pi day?

Dennis 1 year ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 1 year ago 1

Hello, With Purim falling on Pi day March 14th, 3-14 this year I am interested in whether there is complete list of when this has happened since the Gregorian calendar was instituted in I believe 1582.

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Michael J. Radwin 1 year ago

Thirteen times between 1800-2200. 

1816

1824

1854

1911

1922

1930

1968

2006

2025

2055

2120

2158

2177

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Please add zmanim according to the Baal Hatanya

Menachem Simcha Schulman 1 year ago updated by Menachem Spielman 3 months ago 9

Thank you for the great service you provide! It would be great to be able to configure a calendar with zmanim according to the Alter Rebbe of Chabad (Baal Hatanya). They are already implemented by KosherZmanim/KosherJava: https://kosherjava.com/2018/11/27/baal-hatanya-zmanim-added-to-kosherjava/

Ref https://www.chabad.org/calendar/zmanim_cdo/aid/143790/additional/true/bdef/0/before/25/locationid/11213/locationtype/2/tdate/2-22-2025/jewish/Zmanim-Halachic-Times.htm

Extending the wishlist:

  • Even better would be to configure the parshios and haftaros according to minhag Chabad.
  • Even better would be to configure an alternative to JPS for the parsha summaries and link.
  • Even better would be to be able to add the Chabad yoma d'pagra (special days) as requested in topic #1454.
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30 day months

ryan 1 year ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 1 year ago 1

Hello,

Thanks for the calendar.  Have you ever tried making a calendar with 30 day months? 


The Beginning 7:11 and 8:3,4.  11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, in the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. 8:3 And the waters returned from above the earth, going and returning: and after the end of the hundred and fiftieth day the waters abated.  4 And in the seventh month, in the seventeenth day of the month, the Ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat.

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Michael J. Radwin 1 year ago

Encyclopædia Britannica has an excellent introduction to the Jewish calendar. Another well written treatment of the Jewish calendar can be found in Understanding the Jewish Calendar by Rabbi Nathan Bushwick.

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How to merge calendars?

Peg 1 year ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 1 year ago 1

I am not very tech savvy but would like to merge the various Yartzeit calendars I've created here, into one usable calendar.  Is this possible to do?

Thanks for your help!

Be well...and may we never need to add any more names to our Yartzeit lists!

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Hi do you have a way to set up a notification (like an email) every time a yartzeit is

chanatfox 1 year ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 1 year ago 1
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Michael J. Radwin 1 year ago

Yahrzeits and Birthdays


Create a personal list of Yahrzeit (memorial) and Yizkor dates, Hebrew Birthdays and Anniversaries for 20+ years. Free annual email reminders & calendar downloads.


Get started »

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week start on Monday

Abigail Daniel 1 year ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 1 year ago 1

Hi,

How can I make the week start on Monday instead of on Sunday?

Thank you!

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How can I print out a Torah reading?

Maynard 1 year ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 1 year ago 1
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Michael J. Radwin 1 year ago

Torah readings are provided by Sefaria. Using your computer's print feature, you can print text. Select "Print" from the File menu or click Control + P to use your computer's print function.

Read more here:

https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/218612

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Why can’t we go back to Creation?

Lior O 1 year ago 0

I’ve seen you write in a few places about dates before the 1700s BCE not being accurate because of 10 days added. But the days went from Wednesday to Thursday being the next day.. so if all cultures including our culture still kept a 7 day calendar, shouldn’t we be able to zoom out and go back 5785 years ago and see exactly to this day, what day of the week it was on day one?

We would be using the Jewish year and cycle, and the Wednesday to Thursday change shouldn’t effect anything because it’s still accurate within the days of the week. 

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merge yearzit+birthdays in the creating calender

Lior M 1 year ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 1 year ago 1

Hi

could you please add option to add the calendar created in the yearzit+birthdays in the limud yomi settings. So we could create a calendar with Daf Yomi and events.


thank you.

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Michael J. Radwin 1 year ago

Thanks for using Hebcal and thank you for this suggestion. 

Because the commonly used calendar apps from big companies (Google, Apple, Microsoft) all support the ability to view multiple calendar feeds together, we don’t plan to add this feature to Hebcal. 


Calendars created by Hebcal are easily downloaded and imported into various calendar apps, including iPhone, Google Calendar, Outlook PC, Outlook Web, macOS Calendar, and any app that supports iCalendar (.ics) feeds or subscriptions.