Genealogy software Webtrees has a Yahrzeit module. It automatically creates a table of upcoming Yahrzeit dates.

Upcoming Yahrzeit Table

To create the table, you must first record the date of death with the Hebrew Date.

For example, rather than recording the date of death as December 5, 2015, it should be recorded as Kislev 23, 5776.

But you must record the Hebrew date with the special webtrees Hebrew Calendar prefix.

@#DHEBREW@

So a date of death in webtrees would look like this:

@#DHEBREW@ 23 KSL 5776

From Webtrees info, here are examples of formatting Hebrew dates:

Hebrew Date Webtrees Format
5481 @#DHEBREW@ 5481
Tishrei 5481 @#DHEBREW@ TSH 5481
about Heshvan 5481 ABT @#DHEBREW@ CSH 5481
between Kislev 5481 and Tevet 5481 BET @#DHEBREW@ KSL 5481 AND @#DHEBREW@ TVT 5481
from Shevat 5481 to Adar 548 FROM @#DHEBREW@ SHV 5481 TO @#DHEBREW@ ADR 5481
after Adar 5481 AFT @#DHEBREW@ ADR 5481
after Adar II 5480 AFT @#DHEBREW@ ADS 5480
before Nissan 5481 BEF @#DHEBREW@ NSN 5481
about Iyar 5481 ABT @#DHEBREW@ IYR 5481
from Sivan 5481 FROM @#DHEBREW@ SVN 5481
to Tamuz 5481 TO @#DHEBREW@ TMZ 5481
estimated Av 5481 EST @#DHEBREW@ AAV 5481
Elul 3, 5481 @#DHEBREW@ 03 ELL 5481

Here are the Hebrew months with their Webtrees abbreviation that must be used to record the date of death:

Hebrew Month Webtrees Abbreviation
Nisan @#DHEBREW@ Day NSN Year
Iyar @#DHEBREW@ Day IYR Year
Sivan @#DHEBREW@ Day SVN Year
Tammuz @#DHEBREW@ Day TMZ Year
Av @#DHEBREW@ Day AAV Year
Elul @#DHEBREW@ Day ELL Year
Tishrei @#DHEBREW@ Day TSH Year
Heshvan @#DHEBREW@ Day CSH Year
Kislev @#DHEBREW@ Day KSL Year
Tevet @#DHEBREW@ Day TVT Year
Shevat @#DHEBREW@ Day SHV Year
Adar @#DHEBREW@ Day ADR Year
Adar II @#DHEBREW@ Day ADS Year

To use the Yahrzeit plugin in webtrees:

  1. Record the date of death with the Hebrew date.

  2. Make sure that under Preferences for the family tree, “Gregorian” and “Jewish” are selected for Calendar Conversion.

  3. In the Control Panel under Modules Block, click on All Modules, then activate the Yahrzeiten Module.

Webtrees Yahrzeiten Module Activated

Also make sure to add in the “Yahrzeiten” block when customizing “Home Page” or “My Page.”

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