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yahrzeit calendar reminder and more…
I've got 2 questions/suggestions:
1.) I've noticed that the "Calendar reminder day before yahrzeit" feature on the Download Options window works differently for date type "Yahrzeit" than for type "Other."
If the date type is Yahrzeit, two calendar events will be created: one all-day event on the actual date (with no reminder) and one the day before the date (at 4:30 PM for weekday or Saturday events and 8:00 pm on Saturday for Sunday events, both with a reminder at the time of the event).
If the date type is Other, 1 calendar event will be created: on the actual date with a 12 pm reminder on the day before the event.
Why not create one calendar event for Yahrzeits and set a reminder at 12 pm (or 4:30 pm) the previous day just as you do for Others?
2.) With type Yahrzeit, would it be possible to allow the user to change the word Yahrzeit to something else, (ex: Azcara for those of Sephardic tradition)?
Customer support service by UserEcho
Thanks for writing to us! To answer your questions, first a bit of context:
1. There are differences in the calculation of Yahrzeit and non-yahrzeit (Birthday, Anniversary, Other) event types for the months of Adar, Cheshvan, or Kislev. These differences are explained in some detail on this page:
https://www.hebcal.com/home/54/anniversaries-adar-cheshvan-kislev
If you are using an event type of Other, please know that it's following the non-Yahrzeit (e.g. Birthday, Anniversary) rules.
2. Some calendar applications provide their own default event reminders for all-day / untimed events. Even if the Hebcal calendar feed recommend as 12pm reminder the day before the event, some applications ignore these and do a reminder at 9am the day of the event.
3. The "Calendar reminder day before yahrzeit" feature is designed only for event types of Yahrzeit. It does not apply to Anniversary, Birthday or Other. The idea behind this feature is that several users pointed out that they had missed the opportunity to light a Yahrzeit candle the evening as the Yahrzeit began (versus the default all-day untimed event reminder provided by their calendar application). Adding a timed event works well across all supported calendar applications. This is why the "Calendar reminder day before yahrzeit" feature creates a separate event called "Ploni ben Ploni Yahrzeit reminder" for example at 4:30pm on Tuesday, followed by an all-day event called "Ploni ben Ploni's 13th Yahrzeit" on Wednesday. This feature can be disabled by unchecking the box if you so desire.
4. Thanks for the suggestion about being able to customize the word Yahrzeit in the application. We will consider whether this can be implemented without making the already-complicated user interface too much more complicated.