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Monday, May 25, 2026

Calendar for: Chabad of Penn State 443 E. Waring Avenue, State College, PA 16801   |   Contact Info
Halachic Times (Zmanim)
Times for State College, PA 16801
3:56 AM
Dawn (Alot Hashachar):
4:47 AM
Earliest Tallit and Tefillin (Misheyakir):
5:46 AM
Sunrise (Hanetz Hachamah):
9:25 AM
Latest Shema:
10:39 AM
Latest Shacharit:
1:08 PM
Midday (Chatzot Hayom):
1:46 PM
Earliest Mincha (Mincha Gedolah):
5:30 PM
Mincha Ketanah (“Small Mincha”):
7:03 PM
Plag Hamincha (“Half of Mincha”):
8:31 PM
Sunset (Shkiah):
9:04 PM
Nightfall (Tzeit Hakochavim):
1:08 AM
Midnight (Chatzot HaLailah):
74:31 min.
Shaah Zmanit (proportional hour):
Jewish History

Rabbi Yaakov Chaim Sofer, better known as the Kaf Hachaim (the name of the monumental halachic work which he authored), was born in Baghdad in 1870. In his youth he studied Torah under the Sephardic greats of the times, such as the Ben Ish Chai.

In the beginning of the 20th century Rabbi Yaakov Chaim emigrated to the Land of Israel, and settled in Jerusalem. There he became renowned as a great kabbalist as well as a recognized halachic authority. He authored an eight-volume book on Jewish law, with a special focus on Jewish law and customs from a mystical viewpoint.

He passed away on the 9th of Sivan in Jerusalem and was buried on the Mount of Olives.