Hebrew Dates

Note: The Hebrew (or Jewish) calendar system is very complex and well beyond the panorama of this user's guide.

About Hebrew Dates

Reunion supports the entry and conversion of Hebrew dates. Reunion uses the following spellings for the month element of Hebrew dates...

Month Days
(alternate spellings)
Tishri 30
(Tishrei)
Cheshvan 29,30
(Heshvan, Marcheshvan)
Kislev 29,30  
Tevet 29
(Tebet)
Shvat 30
(Shebat, Shevat)
Adar 29,30  
VeAdar 29
(Adar II) - this month is only for leap years
Nisan 30
(Nissan)
Iyar 29  
Sivan 30  
Tammuz 29
(Tamuz)
Ab 30
(Av)
Elul 29  

Guidelines for Using Hebrew Dates
Hebrew dates must be entered using the literal month name, not numbers.

Hebrew dates must have a month and a year present. The day is optional.

Here are examples of invalid Hebrew date entries and the reasons why they're invalid:

Invalid Hebrew date entry Why it's invalid
5756 Hebrew date can't contain only a year element.
12 Tishri Tishri or Tishrei Hebrew dates must contain a year.

Reunion does not implement the BCE modifier commonly assigned to Hebrew dates that are in the BC range.

Converting Between Hebrew and Secular Dates

If a Hebrew date is entered, it will be displayed as a Hebrew date, unless a conversion is requested....

To convert a Hebrew date to a Gregorian/secular date add *s to the date field
To convert a Gregorian date to a Hebrew date add *h to the date field
*s and *h can be added anywhere in the date entry.

In order to convert a secular date to a Hebrew date, a month and a year must be present. The day is optional.

Abbreviation in Hebrew Date Entries
To accelerate the process of entering dates, remember this rule: Reunion only cares about the first three letters of any word you type into a date field -- with the single exception of the word marriage (where it looks at the first four letters). Thus, any other word in the Reunion date vocabulary can be entered using only its first three letters.

If you are entering Hebrew dates, the following abbreviations may be used for months...
tis
che,hes
kis
tev,teb
shv,she
ada
vea
nis
iya
siv
tam
ab,av
elu