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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 :.
Saturday
29 Iyar 5786
16 May 2026
כ"ט איר ה-תשפ"ו
Daf Yomi: חולין טז
44 th day of the 'Omer
29 Iyar in History [40]
Israel, Egypt, and Syria accepted the cease-fire ordered by the Security Council, 1967.

.: Zmanim :.
Previous day Paris
samedi 16/05/2026
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Alot haShachar: 3h56
Earliest tefilin: 4h47
Netz: 6h07

Latest Shema (GR"A): 9h57
Latest tefila (GR"A): 11h13
Chatzot: 13h47

Mincha gedola: 14h25
Mincha qetana: 18h15
Plag haMincha: 19h50

Shqiya: 21h26
Tzeit haKochavim: 22h13

Shaa zmanit 1h16

.: 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 :.
Rosh Chodesh Sivan on Sunday 17 May
Shavu'ot on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 May
Fast of Tamuz on Thursday 2 July

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.