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nekudot on the date conversion page

7 months ago • updated by 7 months ago • 1

When I ask to see the date with nekudot, I see

י״ג בְּתִשְׁרֵי תשפ״ד

when I ask for today (13 Tishri 5784). However, if I change nothing but turn off nekudot, I get

י״ג תשרי תשפ״ד

Note that the bet before the year's abbreviation has disappeared. Why should the form of the date change? I apologize in advance for my ignorance.

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7 months ago

Thanks for using the Hebcal date conversion tool. You asked an excellent question!

Our website removes the bet before the month name because this seems to be more consistent with how Hebrew dates without nekudot are displayed elsewhere, both in the online and in the physical world. Both forms seems to be correct, although we don't have a source to recommend.

Moadim L'Simcha! We wish you a very happy Sukkot.

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