Hebcal NewsNews about the hebcal.com Interactive Jewish Calendar Tools website. Hebcal.com is a collection of 4 web tools lets you generate a list of Jewish holidays for any year. Candle lighting times are calculated from your zip code, city, or latitude and longitude. Also includes a Yahrzeit, Birthday, and Anniversary Calendar and a Hebrew Date Converter.Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha'atzmaut 2004- April 21, 2004 Israel ruled Feb. 1 to move the Day of Remembrance (Yom Hazikaron) and Israel Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut) to Monday, April 26 and Tuesday, April 27 to avoid possible Shabbat violations in the country. Following the Feb. 1 ruling, Rabbi Gedaliah Dov Schwartz of the Rabbinical Council of America issued a ruling saying American Jews should observe the holidays without adjusting to Israel's schedule. IJN Hebcal.com is using the Israeli rules this year.http://www.hebcal.com/news/2004/04/yom_hazikaron_and_yom_haatzmaut_.html |