# Hebcal MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to access Jewish holiday calendars, Shabbat candle lighting, and Havdalah times for various cities. It solves problems related to tracking Jewish holidays and weekly Shabbat schedules by providing accurate and location-specific dates and times through a natural language interface. The tool takes city names and dates as inputs and returns relevant holiday and Shabbat information as outputs.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/shaymc3-hebcal-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/shaymc3-hebcal-mcp

## Description

Provides access to Jewish holiday calendars and Shabbat candle lighting and Havdalah times for various cities via the Hebcal API. It enables users to query specific holiday dates and weekly Shabbat schedules through natural language.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** productivity
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/r18raz88lx)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/shaymc3/hebcal-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "shaymc3-hebcal-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/shaymc3-hebcal-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/shaymc3-hebcal-mcp/pull`

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