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You can find in these pages a presentation of the historical, religious, astronomical and cultural aspects of the Jewish Calendar, as well as tools and resources.
.: Today :.
Tuesday
25 Iyar 5786
12 May 2026
כ"ה איר ה-תשפ"ו
Daf Yomi: חולין יב
40 th day of the 'Omer
12 May in History [40]
Jews of Sicily were forbidden to display any funeral decorations in public, 1393.

.: Zmanim :.
Previous day Paris
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Alot haShachar: 4h06
Earliest tefilin: 4h55
Netz: 6h12

Latest Shema (GR"A): 9h59
Latest tefila (GR"A): 11h15
Chatzot: 13h47

Mincha gedola: 14h24
Mincha qetana: 18h12
Plag haMincha: 19h46

Shqiya: 21h21
Tzeit haKochavim: 22h07

Shaa zmanit 1h15

.: Shabbat :.
Paris, France
16/5/2026
(summer time)
candles before: Shabbat ends:
21h07 22h26
Bamidbar
במדבר
שבת מברכים
Yom Tov Shavou'ot
begins: Thursday 21 May 21h15
ends: Saturday 23 May 22h37
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.: Upcoming Events :.
Yom Yerushalayim on Thursday 14 May
Rosh Chodesh Sivan on Sunday 17 May
Shavu'ot on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 May

Reference  
40 : Orthodox Union ™
Provided by Phil Chernofsky from OU/NCSY Israel Center in Tora Tidbits, based on the book Day by Day in Jewish History by Rabbi Abraham P. Bloch.