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shabbat-times

Get candle-lighting and havdalah times for the upcoming (or a specified) shabbat. Uses the location saved by the `onboard` skill. Calls the zmanim MCP server (preferred) or hebcal MCP/REST as fallback.

npx claudepluginhub danielrosehill/claude-code-plugins --plugin jewish-utilities

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Return candle-lighting and havdalah times for the user's saved location.

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Shabbat Times

Return candle-lighting and havdalah times for the user's saved location.

Steps

Read config:

CONFIG="${CLAUDE_USER_DATA:-${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/claude-plugins}/jewish-utilities/config.json"

If missing, tell the user to run /jewish-utilities:onboard first and stop.

Resolve target shabbat. Default to the upcoming one. If the user specifies a date, use that week.

Call backend. Preferred:

zmanim_get_shabbat_times from the zmanim MCP server (https://github.com/ariroffe72/zmanim-mcp-server). Pass lat/lon/timezone and candle_lighting_offset from config.

Fallback:

mcp__jungle-shared__hebcal__shabbat-times — hebcal MCP.
https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat?cfg=json&latitude=...&longitude=...&tzid=... REST endpoint.

Get the parsha via mcp__jungle-shared__hebcal__torah-portion for the same week and include it in the output.

Format the response. Show:

Parsha name (Hebrew + transliteration)
Candle-lighting time (local, with timezone)
Havdalah time (local) — note method used (tzeit 3 stars, fixed minutes, etc.)
Any holiday overlap (e.g. "Erev Pesach")

Edge cases

Two-day yom tov adjacent to shabbat — call out that candle-lighting and havdalah may shift; show all relevant times.

Above the polar circle / extreme latitudes — surface backend errors verbatim; do not guess.

No internet / MCP unavailable — report the error; do not fall back to local approximation.

Shabbat Times

Return candle-lighting and havdalah times for the user's saved location.

Steps

Read config:

CONFIG="${CLAUDE_USER_DATA:-${XDG_DATA_HOME:-$HOME/.local/share}/claude-plugins}/jewish-utilities/config.json"

If missing, tell the user to run /jewish-utilities:onboard first and stop.

Resolve target shabbat. Default to the upcoming one. If the user specifies a date, use that week.
Call backend. Preferred:
- zmanim_get_shabbat_times from the zmanim MCP server (https://github.com/ariroffe72/zmanim-mcp-server). Pass lat/lon/timezone and candle_lighting_offset from config.
Fallback:
- mcp__jungle-shared__hebcal__shabbat-times — hebcal MCP.
- https://www.hebcal.com/shabbat?cfg=json&latitude=...&longitude=...&tzid=... REST endpoint.
Get the parsha via mcp__jungle-shared__hebcal__torah-portion for the same week and include it in the output.
Format the response. Show:
- Parsha name (Hebrew + transliteration)
- Candle-lighting time (local, with timezone)
- Havdalah time (local) — note method used (tzeit 3 stars, fixed minutes, etc.)
- Any holiday overlap (e.g. "Erev Pesach")

Edge cases

Two-day yom tov adjacent to shabbat — call out that candle-lighting and havdalah may shift; show all relevant times.
Above the polar circle / extreme latitudes — surface backend errors verbatim; do not guess.
No internet / MCP unavailable — report the error; do not fall back to local approximation.