Hebcal
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
Hebcal provides Jewish calendar, Hebrew date converter, holidays, Shabbat times, Torah readings, Yahrzeit dates, and calendar feeds for personal use, communities, and website embedding.
Target Customer
Synagogues and Jewish organizations seeking to embed calendar data on websites; congregants and individuals needing Hebrew/Gregorian date conversion and Yahrzeit reminders; developers integrating calendar data.
Key Differentiator
Open Source Judaism involvement with CC-BY licensed APIs; multi-format calendar feeds (ICS, CSV, RSS); distinction between Diaspora and Israel holiday schedules; broad city support for Shabbat times (over 100,000 cities); long-running Yahrzeit/Birthdays tracking (20+ years).
Implementation Timeline
No explicit timeline provided; designed for immediate use via calendar feeds and API integration (ICS/JSON/RSS).
Pain Points
- 1Need accurate, year-by-year Jewish holiday calendars and Torah readings for Diaspora and Israel
- 2Need reliable Hebrew↔Gregorian date conversion for planning
- 3Need easy integration of calendar data into personal calendars and synagogue websites
Key Features
- 1Comprehensive Jewish holiday calendars (major, minor, modern) with Diaspora vs Israel schedules
- 2Hebrew date converter with today’s date in Hebrew font
- 3Shabbat times with candle-lighting and Havdalah, and fast-day times; global city coverage
- 4Torah readings with aliyah-by-aliyah breakdown, full kriyah and triennial cycle; spreadsheets for leyning coordinators
- 5Downloads and integrations: iCalendar (.ics), Google Calendar, Apple, Outlook, macOS, CSV; developer APIs for embedding content
Target Customer Industries
Decision Makers
- 1Synagogue Website Administrator
- 2Developer / IT Lead
- 3Director of Jewish Education
Client Results
- 1Free annual email reminders for Yahrzeit and Birthdays; calendar downloads
- 2Cross-platform calendar integrations (Apple, Google, Outlook, ICS/CSV/RSS)
- 3Accurate, year-rich holiday data for Diaspora and Israel
- 4Torah readings and weekly parsha data available for planning and coordination
Competitive Advantages
- 1CC-BY licensed developer APIs and alignment with Open Source Judaism
- 2Multiple formats for calendars: ICS/iCalendar, CSV, RSS, and API embeds
- 3Diaspora and Israel holiday schedules for regional accuracy
- 4Large-scale city support for Shabbat times (100,000+ cities) and long-term Yahrzeit tracking
- 5Ease of embedding on synagogue websites via JavaScript/JSON/RSS APIs
Key Benefits
Additional Product Information
Product Description
Hebcal is a calendar and date-conversion platform offering Jewish holiday calendars, Shabbat times, Torah readings, Yahrzeit reminders, and calendar feeds for personal use, congregations, and websites.
Target Market
Jewish individuals and families, synagogues and Jewish organizations, educators, and developers seeking calendar content for websites and apps
Unique Value Proposition
Open-license calendar data with cross-platform delivery (ICS/CSV/RSS) and APIs to embed Jewish calendar content into websites, apps, and calendars, covering Diaspora and Israel observance.
Technical Requirements
APIs available in JavaScript, JSON, and RSS; calendar feeds in iCalendar (.ics), CSV; platform integrations with Google/Apple/Outlook; CC-BY license; location data sourced from GeoNames/MaxMind
Pricing Model
Not explicitly disclosed; some features described as free (e.g., free annual email reminders and calendar downloads)
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