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# Hebrew date reminder file
#
# This file is part of REMIND.
# Copyright (C) 1992-2026 by Dianne Skoll

BANNER %
IF !$PSCAL
	FSET _hstr(x) HEBDAY(x) + " " + HEBMON(x) + ", " + HEBYEAR(x)

	FSET msgsuffix(x) "<P>"

        REM MSG The Hebrew date for today, %d %m, %y, is [_hstr(today())]. %
	REM MSG And the Hebrew date for tomorrow is [_hstr(today()+1)]. %

	fset msgprefix(x) iif($NumTrig==OldTrig, "<H2>Upcoming Holidays</H2>"+char(13,10),"")
	set oldtrig $numtrig
ENDIF

#JHOLS
##########################################################################
#								         #
# This portion of the file contains reminders for Jewish holidays.  The	 #
# dates were obtained from "The First Jewish Catalog" by Richard Siegel	 #
# and Michael and Sharon Strassfeld, published by the Jewish Publication #
# Society of America.  The Reform version of the calendar was guessed	 #
# at by Dianne Skoll based on experience.  Additional corrections were    #
# made from the paper "Calendrical Calculations" by Nachum Dershowitz    #
# and Edward M. Reingold.  Any further corrections are welcome.          #
#									 #
##########################################################################

SET n $NumTrig

# --- HERE ARE THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS ---
# Set the variable InIsrael to 1 if you live in Israel.  Otherwise,
# you get the Diaspora versions of Jewish holidays
SET InIsrael 0

# Set the variable Reform to 1 if you want the Reform version of the
# Jewish calendar.  Otherwise, you get the traditional version
SET Reform 0

# Convenient function definition to save typing
FSET _h(x, y) TRIGGER(HEBDATE(x,y))
FSET _h2(x, y) HEBDATE(x, y, TODAY()-7)
FSET _PastSat(x, y) IIF(WKDAYNUM(_h2(x,y))!=6, \
			TRIGGER(_h2(x,y)), \
			TRIGGER(_h2(x,y)+1))

# Default values in case InIsrael and Reform are not set
SET InIsrael VALUE("InIsrael", 0)
SET Reform   VALUE("Reform", 0)

REM [_h(1,  "Tishrey")] ++12 MSG %"Rosh Hashana 1%" is %b.

# No RH-2 or Tzom Gedalia in Reform
IF !Reform
   REM [_h(2,  "Tishrey")] ++12 MSG %"Rosh Hashana 2%" is %b.
   REM [_PastSat(3,  "Tishrey")] ++12 MSG %"Tzom Gedalia%" is %b.
ENDIF

REM [_h(10, "Tishrey")] ++12 MSG %"Yom Kippur%" is %b.
REM [_h(15, "Tishrey")] ++12 MSG %"Sukkot 1%" is %b.

IF !InIsrael
   REM [_h(16, "Tishrey")] MSG %"Sukkot 2%"
ENDIF

REM [_h(21, "Tishrey")] ++12 MSG %"Hoshana Rabba%" is %b.
REM [_h(22, "Tishrey")] ++12 MSG %"Shemini Atzeret%" is %b.

IF InIsrael
   REM [_h(22, "Tishrey")] ++12 MSG %"Simchat Torah%" is %b.
ELSE
   REM [_h(23, "Tishrey")] ++12 MSG %"Simchat Torah%" is %b.
ENDIF

# Because Kislev can change length, we must be more careful about Chanukah
FSET _chan(x) TRIGGER(HEBDATE(24, "Kislev", today()-9)+x)
REM [_chan(1)] ++12 MSG %"Chanukah 1%" is %b.
REM [_chan(2)] MSG %"Chanukah 2%"
REM [_chan(3)] MSG %"Chanukah 3%"
REM [_chan(4)] MSG %"Chanukah 4%"
REM [_chan(5)] MSG %"Chanukah 5%"
REM [_chan(6)] MSG %"Chanukah 6%"
REM [_chan(7)] MSG %"Chanukah 7%"
REM [_chan(8)] MSG %"Chanukah 8%"

# Not sure about Reform's position on the next one.
IF !Reform
# The fast is moved to the 11th if the 10th is a Saturday
   REM [_PastSat(10, "Tevet")] MSG %"Tzom Tevet%" is %b.
ENDIF

REM [_h(15, "Shvat")] ++12 MSG %"Tu B'Shvat%" is %b.
REM [_h(15, "Adar A")] ++12 MSG %"Purim Katan%" is %b.

# If Purim is on Sunday, then Fast of Esther is 11 Adar.
IF WKDAYNUM(_h2(13, "Adar")) != 6
   REM [TRIGGER(_h2(13, "Adar"))] ++12 MSG %"Fast of Esther%" is %b.
ELSE
   REM [TRIGGER(_h2(11, "Adar"))] ++12 MSG %"Fast of Esther%" is %b.
ENDIF
REM [_h(14, "Adar")] ++12 MSG %"Purim%" is %b.
REM [_h(15, "Nisan")] ++12 MSG %"Pesach%" is %b.

IF !InIsrael
   REM [_h(16, "Nisan")] MSG %"Pesach 2%" is %b.
ENDIF

REM [_h(21, "Nisan")] MSG %"Pesach 7%" is %b.

IF !InIsrael && !Reform
   REM [_h(22, "Nisan")] MSG %"Pesach 8%" is %b.
ENDIF

REM [_h(27, "Nisan")] ++12 MSG %"Yom HaShoah%" is %b.
REM [_h(4,  "Iyar")] ++12 MSG %"Yom HaZikaron%" is %b.
REM [_h(5,  "Iyar")] ++12 MSG %"Yom Ha'atzmaut%" is %b.

# Not sure about Reform's position on Lag B'Omer
IF !Reform
   REM [_h(18, "Iyar")] ++12 MSG %"Lag B'Omer%" is %b.
ENDIF

REM [_h(28, "Iyar")] ++12 MSG %"Yom Yerushalayim%" is %b.
REM [_h(6,  "Sivan")] ++12 MSG %"Shavuot%" is %b.

IF !InIsrael && !Reform
   REM [_h(7, "Sivan")] MSG %"Shavuot 2%" is %b.
ENDIF

# Fairly sure Reform Jews don't observe the next two
IF !Reform
# Tzom Tamuz and Tish'a B'Av are moved to Sunday if they normally
# fall on a Saturday
   REM [_PastSat(17, "Tamuz")] ++12 MSG %"Tzom Tammuz%" is %b.
   REM [_PastSat(9,  "Av")] ++12 MSG %"Tish'a B'Av%" is %b.
ENDIF

fset msgprefix(x) ""

IF $NumTrig > n
   REM SPECIAL SHADE 224 224 255
ENDIF

# Counting the omer - do the whole spiel, i.e:
# "This is the xth day of the omer, being y weeks and z days of the omer."
# Nice Remind programming example here!
SET ostart HEBDATE(16, "Nisan", TODAY()-50)
IF ostart <= TODAY() && (TODAY() - ostart < 49)
   SET odays TODAY()-ostart+1
   IF odays < 7
      MSG %"%"Today is the [ORD(odays)] day of the Omer.
   ELSE
      IF !(odays % 7)
         MSG %"%"Today is the [ORD(odays)] day of the Omer, being [odays / 7] [PLURAL(odays/7, "week")] of the Omer.
      ELSE
	 MSG %"%"Today is the [ORD(odays)] day of the Omer, being [odays/7] [PLURAL(odays/7, "week")] and [odays%7] [PLURAL(odays%7, "day")] of the Omer.
      ENDIF
   ENDIF
   CAL [ORD(odays)] of Omer
ENDIF

IF !$PSCAL
	REM 20 ++40 msg Also available: <a HREF="%CGIDIR%/cal_dispatch?hebps">a PostScript calendar</a> (about 35KB) for %m %y, complete with Hebrew dates, Jewish holidays, and moon phases for [$Location].
	REM 20 ++40 msg And: <a HREF="%CGIDIR%/cal_dispatch?hebhtml">an HTML version</a> of the above.
	REM 20 ++40 msg And: <a HREF="%CGIDIR%/cal_dispatch?hebpdf">a PDF version</a> of the above.
ELSE
	REM [moondate(0)] SPECIAL MOON 0
	REM [moondate(1)] SPECIAL MOON 1
	REM [moondate(2)] SPECIAL MOON 2
	REM [moondate(3)] SPECIAL MOON 3
	REM PS Border Border moveto /DayFont findfont 10 scalefont setfont ([hebday($U)] [hebmon($U)]) show
	REM SPECIAL HTML <P>[hebday($U)] [hebmon($U)]</P>
        REM SPECIAL PANGO @4,-1 <span size="6400"><i>[hebday($U)] [hebmon($U)]</i></span>

ENDIF