Ranges are for THU-THU, 19-26 Sivan/June
Candle lighting - 7:13pm (earliest - 6:19pm)
Havdala - 8:32pm (Rabbeinu Tam - 9:15pm)
Earliest Shacharit 4:34-4:36am
Sunrise - 5:33½-5:35pm
Sof Z'man Kri'at Sh'ma - 9:06-9:08am (8:11-8:12am)
Sof Z'man Shacharit - 10:18-10:19am (9:40-9:42am)
Chatzot (halachic noon) - 12:40¼-12:41¾pm
Mincha Gedola (earliest Mincha) - 1:17-1:18pm
Plag Mincha - 6:18 - 6:19½pm
Sunset - 7:52½ - 7:54pm (7:47-7:48½pm)

Shabbat times for other cities:
Candles (earliest) city Shabbat out
7:30pm (6:21) Raanana 8:31pm
7:28pm (6:20) Beit Shemesh 8:27pm
7:30pm (6:21) Netanya 8:30pm
7:27pm (6:21) Rehovot 8:30pm
7:10pm (6:21) Petach Tikva 8:29pm
7:29pm (6:20) Modi'in area 8:28pm
7:23pm (6:20) Be'er Sheva 8:30pm
7:25pm (6:19) Gush Etzion 8:26pm
7:29pm (6:20) Ginot Shomron 8:28pm
7:25pm (6:19) Maale Adumim 8:26pm
7:20pm (6:20) Tzfat 8:35pm

In honor of this anniversary issue, we wanted to add a few new things to Torah Tidbits (with more to come). Since the second TT, we’ve included candle lighting and Havdala times for Jerusalem. As of TT 573, we have included times for the top 12 TT locations. It wasn’t easy and it needs polish. We reached some of the MO’EITZA DATIT offices to check on the local minhag for candle lighting. Petach Tikva, for example, holds the same 40 minutes before sunset as does Jerusalem. Some people in Beit Shemesh also hold 40 minutes, but many (most?) hold only 20. Be’er Sheva holds 25 minutes before sunset and Tzfat holds 30. The rest are cal- culated using 20-22 minutes. We ask readers to contact us with comments and suggestions. Earliest times are based on PLAG, same calculation for all places. Havdala is also standard. Rabbeinu Tam time is listed only for Jerusalem, as are the other Z’manim of the day.

Explanation of the Z'manim
Sunrise for Jerusalem does not take into account elevation, since the eastern horizon (where the sun rises) consists of the Hills of Moav across the Jordan River, which are approx. at the same elevation as Jerusalem
Sunset, on the other hand, is given for an elevation of 825m and, in parentheses, as if at sea level. There are different opinions as to which sunset time should be used for halachic purposes. We present both times.
The deadlines for the SH'MA and the Shacharit Amida can be calculated in two ways. Either considering the day to be from sunrise to sunset or from dawn to stars out. The first way of reckoning is known as the opinion of the GR"A, and is the first time given in each case. The second method is known as the Magen Avraham, and is presented in parentheses.

Aside from candle lighting and havdala, the times are presented as a range, from the current Thursday of the issue of Torah Tidbits until the coming Thursday, a span of 8 days. Days between the two Thursdays can be determined by interpolation (which means: a method by which to estimate a value of between two known values - this is something that people above a certain age might remember from high school trigonometry and logarithms, but younger people who went to school during the calculator era might not be familiar with).

It is usually wise to "pad" the times with a minute or two in the "play it safe" direction. E.g. Plag Mincha. Better to finish Mincha a minute or two before the given time. But, better to not light candles until a minute or two after the given time.