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Hebcal.com defaults to Sephardic transliterations for Jewish calendar event titles. You can also change the language to Ashkenazic transliterations.
one of these two options is probably what you want if you are looking for “English” language settings on Hebcal.
The following instructions demonstrate how to subscribe to a Hebcal calendar on Outlook.com (sometimes called “Outlook Web”). Outlook.com calendars are used by Windows 10 & 11, Outlook Mac, and Microsoft email accounts such as Hotmail.com, MSN.com and Live.com.
https://www.hebcal.com/home/4400/outlook-web-jewish-holidays
Thanks so much for the suggestion. Hebcal.com does not have an official Android app. There is an app on the Google Play Store that uses the Hebcal name and is unaffiliated with Hebcal.com
Although we do not currently have any plans to make an official Android app, you can export Hebcal calendar events to Goggle Calendar and then your Android device will see the events.
Thanks for your question.
For Matot-Masei 5785, here are the Haftarah:
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4 · 26 p’sukim
*Matot-Masei on Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
Haftarah for Sephardim*: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 4:1-2; Isaiah 66:1, 66:23 · 29 p’sukim
*Matot-Masei on Shabbat Rosh Chodesh
This is the case in general when a special haftarah supercedes another special haftarah. Sephardim add the first and last verse of the superceded haftarah. Ashkenazim generally do not.
there are some Ashkenazim who follow this practice as well, but the prevalent Ashknezic practice is not to add these verses. This is the opinion of Rabbi Joel Roth, who is the posek for the Rabbi Miles Cohen Luah. In general the Hebcal website accords with the Ashkenazic traditions explained by these experts.
Pesach Sheni occurs every year on 14 Iyar (not 15 Iyar). This is exactly one month after 14 Nisan, the day before Passover, which was the day prescribed for bringing the Korban Pesach ("Paschal offering", i.e. Passover lamb) in anticipation of that holiday.
in other words, our dates for Pesach Sheni are correct. We are sorry if there is any confusion. We do not list Erev Pesach Sheni on the website
Because YK is a major holiday and not a minor fast, we treat it the same as other major holidays. To find fast start and end times, use the Candle lighting event that corresponds to Erev Yom Kippur, and the Havdalah event immediately following Yom Kippur
The JSON snippet you posted looks correct. What is the bug you are trying to report? How is the software behaving in a way that is contrary to documentation or to your expectations?
The issue is fixed now. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Thanks again. We have added the schedule to Hebcal.com, you'll find it here:
Customer support service by UserEcho
Thank you for this feedback!
As you know, Sefaria offers multiple translations of many books in the library which gives you and your students the opportunity to choose your favorite or compare among one or more translations.
Sefaria has a couple of articles that both give instructions for picking your preferred translation and their philosophy on why they offer multiple translations.
https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/511573?lang=bi
https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/383892?lang=bi
Note that if you set your preferred translation while you are logged into Sefaria, you will continue to get that exact translation offered to you every time you return to Sefaria as a logged-in user.
We intend to continue to use the URL linking structure we already use on Hebcal.com, because it lets Sefaria display each user's preferred translation.
The approach you suggest above would force users to always see the 2023 translation, which would be an editorial decision that we do not wish to impose upon our users. We would prefer to let them see the translation of their own choosing.