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Please educate me as to the correct lengths of months

stephen girman 5 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 3 years ago 2

I am not Jewish. I self-identify as Christian. I was exploring this calendar for my own edification, and to gain historical and cultural perspective.

I understand the odd numbered months to be 30 days in length, i.e. Nisan (01), Sivan (03), Av (05), Tishrei (07), Kislev (09), Sh'vat (11), and in leap years Adar I (13).

Conversely, the even numbered months are 29 days long, i.e. Iyyar (02), Tamuz (04), Elul (06), Cheshvan (08), Tevet (10), and Adar [ II } (12).

For the current year, 5779, I was counting the number of days from Rosh Chodesh to Rosh Chodesh for the entire year, and it seems your algorithm inverts the lengths of months, odd numbered months being 29 days, even months 30 days, excepting Adar I which seems to me to be 30 days.

Can someone help unconfuse me? Is my basic understanding incorrect, or is there an error in your algorithm? Thank you.

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Need to add Jewish calendar in Adobe Indesign Calendar Wizard...

Sima 5 years ago 0

I need to add the script for the Jewish Holidays to be used in Adobe Indesign Calendar Wizard. If you can provide the updated script for 2019-2020 I can use Text Edit.

1-1-2017:Chanukah
2-11-2017:Tu BiShvat
3-12-2017:Purim
3-9-2017:Ta'anit Esther
3-13-2017:Shushan Purim
4-10-2017:Ta'anit Bechorot
4-11-2017:Pesach
4-12-2017:Pesach
4-13-2017:Pesach
4-14-2017:Pesach
4-15-2017:Pesach
4-16-2017:Pesach
4-17-2017:Pesach
4-18-2017:Pesach
4-24-2017:Yom HaShoah
5-1-2017:Yom HaZikaron
5-2-2017:Yom HaAtzma'ut
5-10-2017:Pesach Sheni
5-14-2017:Lag B'Omer
5-24-2017:Yom Yerushalayim
5-31-2017:Shavuot
6-1-2017:Shavuot
7-11-2017:Tzom Tammuz
8-1-2017:Tish'a B'Av
8-7-2017:Tu B'Av
9-16-2017:Leil Selichot
9-21-2017:Rosh Hashana
9-22-2017:Rosh Hashana
9-24-2017:Tzom Gedaliah
9-30-2017:Yom Kippur
10-5-2017:Sukkot
10-6-2017:Sukkot
10-7-2017:Sukkot
10-8-2017:Sukkot
10-9-2017:Sukkot
10-10-2017:Sukkot
10-11-2017:Sukkot
10-12-2017:Shmini Atzeret
10-13-2017:Simchat Torah
11-18-2017:Sigd
12-13-2017:Chanukah
12-14-2017:Chanukah
12-15-2017:Chanukah
12-16-2017:Chanukah
12-17-2017:Chanukah
12-18-2017:Chanukah
12-19-2017:Chanukah
12-20-2017:Chanukah

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...HC in android stops displaying in Sept 2019 - but continues to do so in Google Calendar on PC

Ethan 5 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 3 years ago 2

Hi

I have been enjoying Hebrew Calendar for a number of years.

I went to the September 2019 calendar on my android phone - Galaxy s8 - and there are no entries from HC. They stop in August.

But, when I accessed my google calendar from my pc - all HC entries (Shabbat, Yom Tov, etc.) are visible on my pc.

Any ideas how to get HC to display for Sept onward

Thank you

-E

Answer
Michael J. Radwin 5 years ago

Triennial readings are already posted on the bottom of each parasha page if they differ in future cycles. Scroll down to the bottom of a parasha page and look for "Triennial readings for previous and future cycles".

In addition, you can also download triennial leyning schedules for 10 years into the future in CSV format here:

https://www.hebcal.com/sedrot/#download

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As a shut-in, I have no access to a regular Jewish calendar w/Jewish months only and csndlelight8ing times on Shabbat..

Peggy J. Knox 5 years ago updated by stephen girman 5 years ago 1

I have no access to a Jewish calendar, and Hebcal has been wonderful for me know when Yatzits are, but I miss preparing for 'Shabbat, lighting candles on time (i have to have battery ones because I use oxygen).  I use to get one every7 year t my shul but it closed down several years ago, and when I am able and can arrange a ride, m6y synagogue now is 50 miles round trip and can't afford to give out Jewish calendars.  I need one for me to mark Yatzits, special evens at the shul or other events that might be possible if I get a mailing about, and basically know when it's Shabbat, because of being a shut-in, I don['t always know what day I'm on and I don't really know what time to light the candles, which I miss or to know the day before to start preparing for Shabbos whether I am able to go to services or not.  I always had a Jewish calendar next to the other one, and others would know there would be some Shabbos at my house whether fresh baked challah and cholent, and I always would enjoy it.  Can you help?  *I can print it out or download it via Google and then print it out. The gift of being able to go to Hebcal to find out when a Yartzuite is priceless to me as I am the only Jew in my immediate and large extended family and Hebcal allows me to know when to say Kaddish-right now my oldest sister is on her deathbed--and I will know when Hashem takes her, I can go to Hebcal and have the Jewish date.  Thank you.  If I had my own 

Jewish calendar, it would make it easier to prepare and get what I need to do on time.  You've given me so much already, so I hope I'm not out of  line asking for a Jewish calendar with candlelighting times.  Thank you for listening.

 

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we are looking for an app for feature phone

nir 5 years ago 0

we are looking for Jewish calendar for feature phone  

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French translation in for Shabbat times

Aaron Minciotti 5 years ago 0

I am trying to integrate the shabbat times on our shuls website in french but there are parts that are not translated? How can i get them translated and i'm willing to help?