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add method checking for a shmita year
Jan 11, 2024
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actually implement shmita code
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11 changes: 11 additions & 0 deletions src/main/java/com/kosherjava/zmanim/hebrewcalendar/JewishCalendar.java
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Expand Up @@ -1601,6 +1601,17 @@ public boolean isIsruChag() {
return holidayIndex == ISRU_CHAG;
}

/**
* Returns true if the current year is a <em>Shmita</em> (Jubilee) year. The method returns true for years that are
* divisible by 7. However, Rashi and other rishonim hold that the year before what this method returns true for is
* the actual year of Shmita.
*
* @return true if the current year is a <em>Shmikta</em> (Jubilee) year.
*/
public boolean isShmitaYear() {
return getJewishYear() % 7 == 0;
}

/**
* Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
* @see Object#equals(Object)
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