using an API function for Jerusalem calendar and I give a bad answer
Hello
I need to get the current parahat name.I need both current parasha (for Israël and for Diaspora).
When I run :
https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat?cfg=json&tzid=Asia/Jerusalem
I get this :
{"title":"Hebcal New York City December 2024","date":"2024-12-17T15:50:38.350Z","version":"5.8.3-3.2.0","location":{"title":"New York City, New York, USA","city":"New York City","tzid":"America/New_York","latitude":40.71427,"longitude":-74.00597,"cc":"US","country":"United States","elevation":57,"admin1":"New York","asciiname":"New York City","geo":"geoname","geonameid":5128581},"range":{"start":"2024-12-20","end":"2024-12-21"},"items":[{"title":"Candle lighting: 4:13pm","date":"2024-12-20T16:13:00-05:00","category":"candles","title_orig":"Candle lighting","hebrew":"הדלקת נרות","memo":"Parashat Vayeshev"},{"title":"Parashat Vayeshev","date":"2024-12-21","hdate":"20 Kislev 5785","category":"parashat","hebrew":"פרשת וישב","leyning":{"1":"Genesis 37:1-37:11","2":"Genesis 37:12-37:22","3":"Genesis 37:23-37:36","4":"Genesis 38:1-38:30","5":"Genesis 39:1-39:6","6":"Genesis 39:7-39:23","7":"Genesis 40:1-40:23","torah":"Genesis 37:1-40:23","haftarah":"Amos 2:6-3:8","maftir":"Genesis 40:20-40:23","triennial":{"1":"Genesis 39:1-39:6","2":"Genesis 39:7-39:10","3":"Genesis 39:11-39:18","4":"Genesis 39:19-39:23","5":"Genesis 40:1-40:8","6":"Genesis 40:9-40:15","7":"Genesis 40:16-40:23","maftir":"Genesis 40:20-40:23"}},"link":"https://hebcal.com/s/5785/9?us=js&um=api"},{"title":"Havdalah: 5:18pm","date":"2024-12-21T17:18:00-05:00","category":"havdalah","title_orig":"Havdalah","hebrew":"הבדלה"}]}
Which is New York current Parasha.
I have also tried with the url :
https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat?cfg=json&tzid=Europe/Paris
I get this :
{"title":"Hebcal New York City December 2024","date":"2024-12-17T15:50:38.350Z","version":"5.8.3-3.2.0","location":{"title":"New York City, New York, USA","city":"New York City","tzid":"America/New_York","latitude":40.71427,"longitude":-74.00597,"cc":"US","country":"United States","elevation":57,"admin1":"New York","asciiname":"New York City","geo":"geoname","geonameid":5128581},"range":{"start":"2024-12-20","end":"2024-12-21"},"items":[{"title":"Candle lighting: 4:13pm","date":"2024-12-20T16:13:00-05:00","category":"candles","title_orig":"Candle lighting","hebrew":"הדלקת נרות","memo":"Parashat Vayeshev"},{"title":"Parashat Vayeshev","date":"2024-12-21","hdate":"20 Kislev 5785","category":"parashat","hebrew":"פרשת וישב","leyning":{"1":"Genesis 37:1-37:11","2":"Genesis 37:12-37:22","3":"Genesis 37:23-37:36","4":"Genesis 38:1-38:30","5":"Genesis 39:1-39:6","6":"Genesis 39:7-39:23","7":"Genesis 40:1-40:23","torah":"Genesis 37:1-40:23","haftarah":"Amos 2:6-3:8","maftir":"Genesis 40:20-40:23","triennial":{"1":"Genesis 39:1-39:6","2":"Genesis 39:7-39:10","3":"Genesis 39:11-39:18","4":"Genesis 39:19-39:23","5":"Genesis 40:1-40:8","6":"Genesis 40:9-40:15","7":"Genesis 40:16-40:23","maftir":"Genesis 40:20-40:23"}},"link":"https://hebcal.com/s/5785/9?us=js&um=api"},{"title":"Havdalah: 5:18pm","date":"2024-12-21T17:18:00-05:00","category":"havdalah","title_orig":"Havdalah","hebrew":"הבדלה"}]}
Which is also New York current Parasha
for Paris it's not a problem as New York and Paris have the same parachiot order. But in Israel, after Pessa'h or Souccoth, there may be a difference following the Hag is only one day ?
How can I get the true parasha for Israel ?
In advane thank you for your explanations
best regards
Michel Rottenberg
Answer
Hi, thanks for using the Hebcal APIs
The basic URL format is as follows:
https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat?cfg=json&geonameid=3448439&M=on
You must specify a location for candle-lighting times:
- geo=geoname – location specified by GeoNames.org numeric ID
- requires additional parameter geonameid=3448439
- Hebcal.com supports over 100,000 different GeoNames IDs. These are world cities with a population of 1,000 or more. See cities1000.zip from https://download.geonames.org/export
If you pick the correct geonameid for a city in our database, you don't need to specify the tzid.
You will find good documentation and examples at
Customer support service by UserEcho
Hi, thanks for using the Hebcal APIs
The basic URL format is as follows:
https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat?cfg=json&geonameid=3448439&M=on
You must specify a location for candle-lighting times:
If you pick the correct geonameid for a city in our database, you don't need to specify the tzid.
You will find good documentation and examples at
https://www.hebcal.com/home/197/shabbat-times-rest-api