Hebcal API
Find Your Jewish Date - Anywhere, Anytime!
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This API is best for getting information on Jewish holidays, Torah portions, Shabbat times, and more.
Hebcal's API is well-suited for developers who are looking for accurate information on Jewish dates and holidays. It gives direct access to shabbat and holiday times as well as weekly readings, יוום שבת, and more. It can also be used to add a Hebrew calendar to websites or applications, localize applications for Jewish populations, or even to implement that perfect holiday gift calendar.
Key features
- This API has features such as access to Jewish events and dates
- Gabbai services
- Shabbat times
- holiday calendars
- Zmanim (Jewish Law Times)
- and Hebrew name conceptions.
Potential use cases
- Synagogue Sign-Up Software: Use the Hebcal API to create a platform that allows users to sign up and volunteer for various synagogue services such as reading from the Torah, leading prayers, and more.
- Jewish Event Calendar App: Create an app for iOS and Android that uses the Hebcal API's data to show upcoming Shabbat, holidays, and other Jewish events.
- Hebrew, Calendar-Specific Email Reminder Service: Create an email reminder service that sends subscribers notifications of upcoming Hebrew dates such as holidays, Shabbat, and other events using the Hebcal API.
The Hebcal API has been an invaluable tool in my development project. The API's accurate and easily accessed information allowed me to quickly and easily build a web application that gave users a seamless experience. I highly recommend it!
Related Technologies
- Other Jewish calendars and API services include My Jewish Learning API
- Chabad API
- Yiddit API
- Isru Chag API
- and Chaveir API.