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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 :.
Monday
2 Sivan 5786
18 May 2026
ב" סיון ה-תשפ"ו
Daf Yomi: חולין יח
46 th day of the 'Omer
18 May in History [40]
Over 500 Jews were forcibly baptized in Clermont-Ferrand, France, 576.

.: Zmanim :.
Previous day Paris
lundi 18/05/2026
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Alot haShachar: 3h51
Earliest tefilin: 4h44
Netz: 6h04

Latest Shema (GR"A): 9h55
Latest tefila (GR"A): 11h13
Chatzot: 13h47

Mincha gedola: 14h25
Mincha qetana: 18h16
Plag haMincha: 19h53

Shqiya: 21h29
Tzeit haKochavim: 22h16

Shaa zmanit 1h17

.: Shabbat :.
Paris, France
23/5/2026
(summer time)
candles before: Shabbat ends:
21h16 22h37
Parasha of the festival
Yom Tov Shavou'ot
begins: Thursday 21 May 21h15
ends: Saturday 23 May 22h37
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.: Upcoming Events :.
Shavu'ot on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 May
Rosh Chodesh Tamouz on Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 June
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.