KosherJava

In December when developing the Zmanim/Bearing to Yerushalayim map (blog post), I noticed a problem with the code used to generate zmanim. The API returns a Java Date object. Usually only the time is of interest, and the date is ignored, but in some cases (when a timezone offset is specified without using the Olson [...]

Did you ever find yourself unsure of the correct bearing (direction) to Yerushalayim (Jerusalem)?   The new Zmanim/Bearing to Yerushalayim map will help you find it very easily.  The map draws two lines from your location to Yerushalayim. The blue line uses the commonly used (Levush and others) rhumb line (a straight line on a [...]

A while ago, Dr. Irv Bromberg mentioned to me, that my Zmanim API was in use in the Astronomical Clock Applet created by Ali Adams. The applet was a modification to Antony Pranata’s clock applet that displayed Islamic prayer times. Apparently the Zmanim API was so flexible that without any modification it was able to [...]

The Hebrew date Plugin has not been in active development for a while, and I am pleased to announce that it now has a new home at mikeage.net. Mike added a config page as well as a few new options. The plugin can be downloaded from the WordPress Hebrew dates Plugin Page. As a backup, [...]