Category Archives: General

Purim Katan is a rare guest that deserves special attention. In the 19-year cycle of regular and leap years we have nineteen Purims, but only seven Purim Katans. We must truly utilize it for special activities. There’s a strong connection … Continue reading →

For an excellent overview, see Jewish Calendar from Judaism 101. Also, you might see Yahoo!’s Judaism Resources: Calendars page. The Orthodox Union also lists Shabbat and Holiday Candle Lighting Times for both American and international cities, as well as a … Continue reading →

For a good reference book on the major Jewish Holidays, I’d suggest Michael Strassfeld’s The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary. Rabbi Nathan Bushwick’s Understanding the Jewish Calendar explains some of the mathematical and scientific underpinnings of the calendar. For … Continue reading →

Hebcal for UNIX is a free program and is available for download at http://sourceforge.net/projects/hebcal/. This is the same engine that powers the hebcal.com website. The downloadable program has a text (command-line) interface, not a fancy graphical one. Kaluach is an … Continue reading →

I’d like to make a printed calendar, another website, email newsletter, refrigerator magnets, etc. Do I need hebcal.com’s permission? You may reproduce some (not all) hebcal.com content. Each individual page has a Copyright notice at the bottom which says one … Continue reading →

Pages generated by the Interactive Jewish Calendar can be printed very easily on standard 8.5×11″ paper. Just try “Print Preview” and you’ll see what it looks like. You can print out an entire year at a time and each month … Continue reading →