Deciphering Hebrew Tombstone Dates in One Step
Stephen P. Morse, San Francisco
Enter the date in Hebrew letters, as found on a tombstone.
The Jewish and secular dates will then be presented to you.
Tombstone date
Jewish date
Secular date *
year
millenium
month
day
* If death occurred after sundown but before midnight, decrease the secular date by one day (see
faq 106
)
Click
here
to determine when sundown occurred on a particular day
© Stephen P. Morse, 2006