Several users discovered an error in the Haftarah reading for Parashat Pinchas.
When Pinchas falls after the 17th of Tammuz, we read Jeremiah 1:1 – 2:3. If Pinchas occurs before the 17th of Tammuz, we read I Kings 18:46 – 19:21. We have revised the Torah Portion page to clarify this distinction.
Many calendar desktop, mobile or web apps support the iCalendar (.ICS file extension) format. iCalendar is an open standard for exchanging calendar information. It is also known as RFC 5545.
To get an iCalendar feed URL for your calendar app, follow these instructions:
1. Open a web browser on your device.
2. Fill out the form with your preferences and click the Create Calendar button
3. Click the Download… button
4. Select the iCalendar option from the download dialog box
5. Copy the entire https://download.hebcal.com URL to your clipboard
6. When your iCalendar-enabled application asks for a URL to subscribe to, paste the https://download.hebcal.com URL that you previously copied to the clipboard
Calendar feed URLs for download.hebcal.com support both TLS (https) and unencrypted (http) protocols.
If your calendar program cannot use secure iCalendar feed URLs, replace the https prefix with http.
See below for app-specific instructions for many popular calendar apps in that support iCalendar feeds:
If you wish to see the פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ (weekly Torah portion) in your Facebook news feed, please “Like” the Hebcal page on Facebook.
Our new Hebcal Shabbat Times WordPress plugin displays candle-lighting time, Torah Portion, and havdalah time in a WordPress widget. If you run a synagogue or other local Judaism-related website, you can get customized times based on your USA Zip code.
An alternative approach is to use the WordPress built-in RSS Widget and configure as follows:
By popular demand, we’ve added Pesach Sheni, a minor holiday that comes every year on the 14th of Iyyar, one month after Passover.
We have also added Erev Purim and Erev Tish’a B’Av dates to the Hebcal calendar on the days prior to Purim and Tish’a B’Av. Previously the “Erev” dates were only displayed for major yom tov holidays, but both of these holidays have significant evening-time congregational events associated with them.