@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@ public class JewishCalendar extends JewishDate {
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* @see #isYomKippurKatan()
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*/
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public static final int YOM_KIPPUR_KATAN = 36 ;
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+
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+ /**
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+ * The Monday, Thursday and Monday after the first <em>Shabbos</em> after <em>Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan</em> and <em>Iyar</em>em>) are BeHab
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+ * days. This constant is not actively in use.
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+ * @see #isBeHaB()
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+ */
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+ public static final int BEHAB = 37 ;
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/**
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* Is the calendar set to Israel, where some holidays have different rules.
@@ -880,6 +887,29 @@ public boolean isYomKippurKatan() {
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}
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return false ;
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}
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+
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+ /**
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+ * The Monday, Thursday and Monday after the first <em>Shabbos</em> after {@link #isRoshChodesh() <em>Rosh Chodesh</em>}
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+ * {@link JewishDate#CHESHVAN <em>Cheshvan</em>} and {@link JewishDate#IYAR <em>Iyar</em>} are <a href=
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+ * "https://outorah.org/p/41334/"> <em>BeHaB</em></a> days. If the last Monday of Iyar's BeHaB coincides with {@link
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+ * #PESACH_SHENI <em>Pesach Sheni</em>}, the method currently considers it both <em>Pesach Sheni</em> and <em>BeHaB</em>.
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+ * As seen in an Ohr Sameach article on the subject <a href="https://ohr.edu/this_week/insights_into_halacha/9340">The
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+ * unknown Days: BeHaB Vs. Pesach Sheini?</a> there are some customs that delay the day to various points in the future.
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+ * @return true if the day is <em>BeHaB</em>.
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+ */
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+ public boolean isBeHaB () {
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+ int dayOfWeek = getDayOfWeek ();
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+ int month = getJewishMonth ();
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+ int day = getJewishDayOfMonth ();
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+ if (month == JewishDate .CHESHVAN || month == JewishDate .IYAR ) {
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+ if ((dayOfWeek == Calendar .MONDAY && day > 4 && day < 18 )
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+ || (dayOfWeek == Calendar .THURSDAY && day > 7 && day < 14 )) {
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+ return true ;
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+ }
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+ }
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+ return false ;
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+ }
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/**
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* Return true if the day is a Taanis (fast day). Return true for <em>17 of Tammuz</em>, <em>Tisha B'Av</em>,
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