Calendar Subscriptions

Overview

Subscribe to your Virtual Tikkun reading schedule in your favorite calendar app. Your bookmarked readings appear as events on the dates they will be read in synagogue, so you always know what is coming up and how much time you have to prepare.

Generating a Feed URL

In Community mode, click the calendar subscription button. A unique iCal feed URL is generated for your account and copied to your clipboard. This URL is personal to you and reflects your current set of bookmarks.

Adding to Google Calendar

1. Open Google Calendar in your web browser
2. Click the gear icon and select Settings
3. In the left sidebar, click Add calendar
4. Select From URL
5. Paste the feed URL you copied from Virtual Tikkun
6. Click Add calendar

Your bookmarked Torah readings will appear as events on your Google Calendar. Google Calendar typically refreshes external feeds every few hours, so newly added or removed bookmarks may take some time to appear.

Adding to Apple Calendar

1. Open the Calendar app on your Mac
2. Go to File → New Calendar Subscription
3. Paste the feed URL you copied from Virtual Tikkun
4. Click Subscribe
5. Configure the refresh interval (e.g., every hour, every day) and click OK

On iPhone or iPad, go to Settings → Calendar → Accounts → Add Account → Other → Add Subscribed Calendar, then paste the feed URL.

What Appears in Your Calendar

Each bookmarked aliyah creates an event on the Shabbat (Saturday) when that parsha is read in synagogue. Event details include:

• Event title — The parsha name and aliyah number (e.g., "Bereshit – Aliyah 3")
• Date — The Shabbat when the parsha is read
• Description — Additional details such as the verse range and kriyah type