We’re pleased to offer support for French transliterations of holidays and other event titles, courtesy Marc Neiger. To use the new feature, go to https://www.hebcal.com/hebcal/ and select French – français from the Event titles drop-down menu, then click on Create Calendar.
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Finnish transliteration of Jewish holiday names
We’re pleased to offer support for Finnish transliterations of holidays and other event titles, courtesy Petteri Hjort. To use the new feature, go to https://www.hebcal.com/hebcal/ and select Finnish – Soumalainen from the Event titles drop-down menu, then click on Create Calendar.
First day of Chanukah on Christmas
As many have noted, the first day of Chanukah coincided with Christmas this year (December 25, 2016). This happens approximately three times each century. Prior to this year, the most recent occurrence was in 1978, and the next time this will happen will be in 2027. For completeness, here are the co-occurrences of the first day… Read more »
Yom HaAliyah / יום העלייה
We’ve added a new modern holiday, Yom HaAliyah (יום העלייה). Yom HaAliyah recognizes Aliyah, immigration to the Jewish State of Israel. More info from Wikipedia: Yom HaAliyah (Aliyah Day) (Hebrew: יום העליה) is an Israeli national holiday celebrated annually on the seventh of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan, to commemorate the historic events which happened on… Read more »
Jewish holiday calendars in Hebrew
It’s easy to create a calendar in Hebrew instead of transliterations. First, go to our custom calendar page at https://www.hebcal.com/hebcal/ Next, change the Event titles option from the default (Sephardic transliterations) to Hebrew – עברית. Then, set up the rest of your options as you desire, and click Create Calendar. After that, you’ll see the calendar of Jewish holidays, and… Read more »