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Hanukkah Candle times are showing an hour too late except on Friday evenings, Eastern Standard Time

Audrey Glickman 5 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 4 years ago 3

Please advise why Hanukkah Candle times are showing an hour too late except on Friday evenings, for Eastern Standard Time.

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Michael J. Radwin 4 years ago

Hi, thanks for using Hebcal!

According to our sources, Chanukah candles should generally be lit at nightfall, except for erev Shabbat when they must be lit at regular candles lighting time (18 minutes before sunset). 

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Microsoft Calender Version 16005.13228.41011.0 Windows 10 app

WRubin 5 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 5 years ago 1

How can I download hebcal to Windows 10 app Calendar version16005.13228.41011. I this possible to do?

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Michael J. Radwin 5 years ago

Hi, thanks for using Hebcal!

Windows 10 calendar app supports iCalendar format. Please use these instructions and let us know if they work for you?

https://www.hebcal.com/home/210/icalendar-ics-jewish-holidays

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Your calendar with Torah Portions and your Torah Portion list for 2023 have a discrepancy for May 27, 2023

chris 5 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 4 years ago 2

The Torah Portion for May 27, 2023 on your calendar says Shavuot 11, but when you download the Torah Portion list, it says Nasso. 

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Michael J. Radwin 4 years ago

Hi, thanks for using Hebcal!

In Israel there is only one day of Shavuot. In the diaspora there are two days. 

Please be sure that you download the version that matches your location. 

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tefila times

chaim mendel 5 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 4 years ago 1

thank you for the work you do! i have been using the site for over ten years. would you consider adding


סוף זמן קריאת שמע (גר״א)  וסוף זמן תפילה? 

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Michael J. Radwin 4 years ago

Hi, thanks for using Hebcal and thanks for the feedback!

Hebcal.com now offers a REST API for calculating zmanim (halachic times) for a given location

https://www.hebcal.com/home/1663/zmanim-halachic-times-api

chatzotNight – Midnight – Chatzot Sunset plus 6 halachic hours alotHaShachar – Dawn – Alot haShachar Sun is 16.1° below the horizon in the morning misheyakir – Earliest talis & tefillin – Misheyakir Sun is 11.5° below the horizon in the morning misheyakirMachmir – Earliest talis & tefillin – Misheyakir Machmir Sun is 10.2° below the horizon in the morning dawn – Civil dawn Sun is 6° below the horizon in the morning sunrise – Sunrise Upper edge of the Sun appears over the eastern horizon in the morning (0.833° above horizon) sofZmanShma – Latest Shema (Gra) Sunrise plus 3 halachic hours, according to the Gra sofZmanTfilla – Latest Shacharit (Gra) Sunrise plus 4.5 halachic hours, according to the Gra chatzot – Midday – Chatzot Sunrise plus 6 halachic hours minchaGedola – Earliest Mincha – Mincha Gedola Sunrise plus 6.5 halachic hours minchaKetana – Preferable earliest time to recite Minchah – Mincha Ketana Sunrise plus 9.5 halachic hours plagHaMincha – Plag haMincha Sunrise plus 10.75 halachic hours sunset – Sunset When the upper edge of the Sun disappears below the horizon (0.833° below horizon) dusk – Civil dusk Sun is 6° below the horizon in the evening tzeit7083deg – Nightfall (3 medium stars) – Tzeit 7.083° When 3 medium stars are observable in the night sky with the naked eye (sun 7.083° below the horizon) tzeit85deg – Nightfall (3 small stars) – Tzeit 8.5° When 3 small stars are observable in the night sky with the naked eye (sun 8.5° below the horizon) tzeit42min – Nightfall (3 medium stars) – Tzeit 42 minutes When 3 medium stars are observable in the night sky with the naked eye (fixed 42 minutes after sunset) tzeit50min – Nightfall (3 small stars) – Tzeit 50 minutes When 3 small stars are observable in the night sky with the naked eye (fixed 50 minutes after sunset) tzeit72min – Nightfall (Rabbeinu Tam) – Tzeit 72 minutes When 3 small stars are observable in the night sky with the naked eye (fixed 72 minutes after sunset)
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In the documents i have read it state that i can download the calendar to my synagogue site. I am in the middle of writing a web site called The Kosher Project which is not associated to a synagogue do i still have permission to down load the calendar?

simon levy 5 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 5 years ago 1

In the documents i have read it state that i can download the calendar to my synagogue site. I am in the middle of writing a web site called The Kosher Project which is not associated to a synagogue do i still have permission to down load the calendar?

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Michael J. Radwin 5 years ago

Hi, thanks for using Hebcal! Yes, under the terms of our Creative Commons license you can use Hebcal data on your website if you give us credit even if you are not associated with a synagogue.

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Michael J. Radwin 5 years ago

Hi, thanks for your message!

We apologize for the oversight - Hoshana Raba has been added to our Sukkot holiday page:

https://www.hebcal.com/holidays/sukkot#reading-sukkot-final-day-hoshana-raba

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2 bugs

borux 5 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 5 years ago 6

i would like to implement your api and i am working with it for a week and i found 2 bugs on this call
https://www.hebcal.com/hebcal?v=1&cfg=json&maj=on&min=on&mod=off&nx=on&year=now&month=x&ss=on&mf=on&c=off&geo=pos&latitude="+lat+"&longitude="+lng+"&tzid="+zone+"&s=on&lg=ru&d=on&i=on

1. the word "Tishrei" is not translated in russian
2. There is no Torah reading on 6 day of Sukkot

thats a shame is this api alpha? if not, so thats to much bugs for one week using :(

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The program comes up but when you try to see the parsha in Sefaria , it just shows a blank page!

Charles 5 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 4 years ago 2
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Accidentally deleted Hebcal from my iPhone. Where can I find it?

Susan Freeman 5 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 4 years ago 2

It appeared double. I deleted one, all are gone. 

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Michael J. Radwin 4 years ago

Sorry to hear about the accidental deletion. Thanks for using Hebcal!


Follow these instructions to subscribe to a Hebcal Jewish Calendar 5-year feed directly from your iPhone or iPad:

https://www.hebcal.com/home/77/iphone-ipad-jewish-holidays

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You used to be able to easily change months. Now the site seems to only allow changing years

mel18 5 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 5 years ago 1

You used to be able to easily change months. Now the site seems to only allow changing years.

This refers to the buttons at the bottom in the list format.  For example, if viewing October, 2020 you’d see buttons pointing back to September, 2020 and forward to November, 2020.

Now I see buttons pointing to (October) 2019 and October (2020).