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time given for onset of yarzeit is considerably later than shabbos of two nights ago - kindly explain
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Thanks for your message. Can you send us a screenshot of your calendar app showing a Yahrzeit reminder at 7:37pm? We don't think this reminder came from Hebcal. Any Yahrzeit reminder created by Hebcal would only be at 4:30pm or 8pm local time.
Note that Hebcal calendars for a city can have reminders for Candle lighting for erev Shabbat or erev Chag, Havdalah, or a public fast start/end at a time like 7:37pm.
thank you for responding. i use hebcal because it's reliable. shabbos this past Friday was 6:28 in Ambler, PA. hebcal showed the yahrzeit of yud zayen tishri beginning at 7:37. that's what i don't understand - even if i add 18minutes to 6:28 it comes to 6:46. if you have a chance, please let me know how 7:37 was derived. thanks again and a gut moed -
Thank you for using the Hebcal Yahrzeit + Anniversary calendar. Moadim L'Simcha! We wish you a very happy Sukkot.
Yahrzeit always begins at sundown and continues until sundown on the day of observance. It is customary to light a memorial candle at sundown as the Yahrzeit begins.
If a Yahrzeit begins on Friday night, it's customary to light the yahrzeit candle before Shabbat begins. If a Yahrzeit begins on Saturday night, it is customary to light the yahrzeit candle after Havdalah.
If you subscribe to our email Yahrzeit reminders, you will receive a message one week before the anniversary. This message does not specify what time to light a yahrzeit candle. It does also include an optional calendar reminder, typically set for 16:30 local time on weekdays and 20:00 local time on Saturday night.
To avoid any possibility that someone might light a yahrzeit candle after Shabbat begins, we will make a change to our calendar reminders to have them start earlier (14:30 local time) for any yahrzeit occurring on a Friday.
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Thank you for using the Hebcal Yahrzeit + Anniversary calendar. Moadim L'Simcha! We wish you a very happy Sukkot.
Yahrzeit always begins at sundown and continues until sundown on the day of observance. It is customary to light a memorial candle at sundown as the Yahrzeit begins.
If a Yahrzeit begins on Friday night, it's customary to light the yahrzeit candle before Shabbat begins. If a Yahrzeit begins on Saturday night, it is customary to light the yahrzeit candle after Havdalah.
If you subscribe to our email Yahrzeit reminders, you will receive a message one week before the anniversary. This message does not specify what time to light a yahrzeit candle. It does also include an optional calendar reminder, typically set for 16:30 local time on weekdays and 20:00 local time on Saturday night.
To avoid any possibility that someone might light a yahrzeit candle after Shabbat begins, we will make a change to our calendar reminders to have them start earlier (14:30 local time) for any yahrzeit occurring on a Friday.