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Yahrzeit calendar only works for current year

savannah_johnston 7 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago 1

When I use the yahrzeit calendar, it ignores the year I input, and only calculates as though I input the current year. So if I enter 1994, 2011, or whatever other year, it doesn't matter, it only gives dates for 2019 and onward.

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Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago

Hi, thanks for your message. The fact that you only see current year plus future is by design.

If you would like to convert historical dates, please use our date converter tool

https://www.hebcal.com/converter/

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Minor Jewish Holidays - Tu B'Av

Tamara 7 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago 1

Minor Jewish Holidays - Tu B'Av Aug 16 F  (YOUR COMMENT) Jewish holiday of love, similar to Valentine's Day. On Valentines day during the plague in Europe Jews were dragged out of their homes and burned at the stake. I suggest you remove this description from Tu B'Av.

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Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago

Hi, thanks for using Hebcal. And thanks for your message!

We have updated the description of Tu B'Av. The Wikipedia article still contains a reference to Valentine's day, but we don't control the content there.

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Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago

Hi, thanks for using Hebcal.

We no longer offer a stand-alone app for Windows. Hebcal is currently offered on the Internet as Hebcal.com, for Unix and for JavaScript.

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convert date of death to next Yahrzeit date

Roy 7 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago 1

Is there any algorithm to get  upcoming Yahrzeit date in current year for any English death date. Any help is appreciated.

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Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago

Hi, thanks for using Hebcal!

You can get a calendar of upcoming Yahrzeit dates at https://www.hebcal.com/yahrzeit/

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Localisation

menachem sk 7 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago 1

Hi, Thanks for the great service! We are developing a free mobile app meant to give the uninitiated Jews of Hungary and Slovakia access to Jewish resources, a Hebrew calendar being one of them. We wish to implement certain localisation features. Is this possibility available? Thanks in advance!

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Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago

Hi, thanks for using Hebcal!

We recently added Hungarian support to Hebcal courtesy ofhttps://github.com/OlegKorchickiy

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Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago

Hi, thanks for using Hebcal.

You can download Yahrzeit dates to your iPhone at https://www.hebcal.com/yahrzeit/

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Do you have Russian version of Hebcal?

Alexander 7 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago 1
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Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago

Hi, thanks for using Hebcal.

Yes, we started offering a Russian translation to Hebcal in January 2016.


When you visit https://www.hebcal.com/hebcal/ please change the Event titles to "Russian - ру́сский язы́к"

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Bad Khaf looks like a Beth or Nun -- please change Hebrew font!

Immortal Dandruff 7 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago 1

What font is that?<br>

The Khaf in that font looks too much like a Beth or Nun.  Therefore Khaf must have a rounded bottom corner.

Anyhow please tell me what font it is so I may avoid it in personal use!!

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Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago

Hi, thanks for using Hebcal.

We use the open-source Alef font on the Hebcal site.


For more information about Alef font, please visit http://alef.hagilda.com/

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Can I use Hebcal REST API to query for specify day, not for entire month?

nstampler 7 years ago updated by shmuelsash 6 years ago 2

I'd like to use the Hebcal REST API to query for a specific day, not for an entire month.  Is that possible?  

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Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago

not yet. Our current API only supports query by full year or year + month

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unable to remove calendar from iphone 8

Donna Levin 7 years ago updated by Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago 1
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Michael J. Radwin 7 years ago

Hi, thanks for using Hebcal.


Please follow these instructions to remove Hebcal from your iPhone:

https://www.hebcal.com/home/221/ios-iphone-ipad-delete