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 Ha'Atzma'ut Yom HaZikaron 2007- January 24, 2007 The Israeli government changed the dates of Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha'atzmaut a couple of years ago. They added a new rule to prevent Yom HaZikaron from beginning on motzei Shabbat. In 2007, these holidays begin at sundown on 22 and 23 April, respectively (the 5th and 6th of Iyyar). See Memorial Day and Independence Day Bill (amendment) 2004 for an English translation of the law that the Knesset passed. The Wikipedia article on Yom Ha'atzmaut explains the recent change, and their dates agree...http://www.hebcal.com/news/2007/01/yom_haatzmaut_yom_hazikaron_2007.html |