shabbat-times
Access Jewish calendar data and Shabbat times via Hebcal API. Use when building apps with Shabbat times, Jewish holidays, Hebrew dates, or Zmanim. Triggers on Shabbat times, Hebcal, Jewish calendar, Hebrew date, Zmanim.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/hoodini/ai-agents-skills --skill shabbat-times- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads shabbat-times automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Jewish Calendar & Shabbat Times
Access Shabbat times and Jewish calendar data via the Hebcal API.
Quick Start
// Get Shabbat times for a location
const response = await fetch(
'https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat?cfg=json&geonameid=5128581&M=on'
);
const data = await response.json();
Shabbat Times API
By GeoNames ID (Recommended)
const url = new URL('https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat');
url.searchParams.set('cfg', 'json');
url.searchParams.set('geonameid', '5128581'); // New York
url.searchParams.set('M', 'on'); // Include Havdalah
const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
// Response
{
"title": "Hebcal New York January 2025",
"items": [
{
"title": "Candle lighting: 4:28pm",
"date": "2025-01-10T16:28:00-05:00",
"category": "candles"
},
{
"title": "Parashat Shemot",
"date": "2025-01-11",
"category": "parashat"
},
{
"title": "Havdalah: 5:31pm",
"date": "2025-01-11T17:31:00-05:00",
"category": "havdalah"
}
]
}
By Coordinates
const url = new URL('https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat');
url.searchParams.set('cfg', 'json');
url.searchParams.set('latitude', '32.0853');
url.searchParams.set('longitude', '34.7818');
url.searchParams.set('tzid', 'Asia/Jerusalem');
Jewish Calendar API
const url = new URL('https://www.hebcal.com/hebcal');
url.searchParams.set('cfg', 'json');
url.searchParams.set('v', '1');
url.searchParams.set('year', '2025');
url.searchParams.set('month', 'x'); // All months
// Optional parameters
url.searchParams.set('maj', 'on'); // Major holidays
url.searchParams.set('min', 'on'); // Minor holidays
url.searchParams.set('mod', 'on'); // Modern holidays
url.searchParams.set('nx', 'on'); // Rosh Chodesh
url.searchParams.set('ss', 'on'); // Special Shabbatot
url.searchParams.set('s', 'on'); // Weekly parsha
const response = await fetch(url);
const holidays = await response.json();
Hebrew Date Conversion
// Gregorian to Hebrew
const url = new URL('https://www.hebcal.com/converter');
url.searchParams.set('cfg', 'json');
url.searchParams.set('gy', '2025');
url.searchParams.set('gm', '1');
url.searchParams.set('gd', '15');
const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
// { "hy": 5785, "hm": "Tevet", "hd": 15, "hebrew": "ט״ו בטבת תשפ״ה" }
React Hook
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
interface ShabbatTimes {
candleLighting: Date | null;
havdalah: Date | null;
parsha: string | null;
}
function useShabbatTimes(geonameid: string) {
const [times, setTimes] = useState<ShabbatTimes | null>(null);
const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
useEffect(() => {
async function fetchTimes() {
const url = new URL('https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat');
url.searchParams.set('cfg', 'json');
url.searchParams.set('geonameid', geonameid);
url.searchParams.set('M', 'on');
const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
const result: ShabbatTimes = {
candleLighting: null,
havdalah: null,
parsha: null
};
for (const item of data.items) {
if (item.category === 'candles') {
result.candleLighting = new Date(item.date);
} else if (item.category === 'havdalah') {
result.havdalah = new Date(item.date);
} else if (item.category === 'parashat') {
result.parsha = item.title.replace('Parashat ', '');
}
}
setTimes(result);
setLoading(false);
}
fetchTimes();
}, [geonameid]);
return { times, loading };
}
Common GeoNames IDs
| City | GeoNames ID |
|---|---|
| Jerusalem | 281184 |
| Tel Aviv | 293397 |
| New York | 5128581 |
| Los Angeles | 5368361 |
| London | 2643743 |
| Paris | 2988507 |
Resources
- Hebcal API Docs: https://www.hebcal.com/home/developer-apis
FAQ
What does the shabbat-times skill do?
Access Jewish calendar data and Shabbat times via Hebcal API. Use when building apps with Shabbat times, Jewish holidays, Hebrew dates, or Zmanim. Triggers on Shabbat times, Hebcal, Jewish calendar, Hebrew date, Zmanim.
How do I install shabbat-times?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/hoodini/ai-agents-skills --skill shabbat-times in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/shabbat-times/ (personal) or .claude/skills/shabbat-times/ (project).
Which AI agents can use shabbat-times?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is shabbat-times safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains shabbat-times?
It is published by hoodini in hoodini/ai-agents-skills. It has 134 recorded installs.
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