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Hello. Below is a conditional technical specification for the bot for our synagogue.
We need not just a Telegram bot, but a convenient mini-application for the synagogue and community, through which a person can navigate the life of the synagogue, quickly get the necessary information, view the schedule, learn about events, register, and interact with us.
In terms of style and logic, we can base it on the reference bot we showed, but we need a better version: more convenient, modern, useful, and with a clearer structure. If you have strong opinions on design, UX, and structure, and you see how to improve it, we are open to suggestions.
The main idea:
for a person to quickly navigate the life of the synagogue through the bot.
What should be in the bot.
1. Main screen with specific buttons
The main screen should have clear large buttons:
Today
Schedule
Events
Shabbat
Jewish calendar
My dates
A-Yom Yom for today
Synagogue services
Contacts
Donate
Settings
2. "Today" section
This is one of the main sections. A person enters and immediately sees what is happening today.
What should be displayed:
what is today's Jewish date
what prayers are today
what time they take place
what events we have in the synagogue today
important dates and events in the Jewish world
if relevant — time for lighting candles and the end of Shabbat
Buttons inside:
Prayers today
Events today
Jewish date
Shabbat / candles
More details
3. "Schedule" section
Through it, a person should conveniently view the schedule.
Buttons:
For today
For tomorrow
For the week
For Shabbat
For holidays
What inside:
Shacharit
Mincha
Maariv
lessons
meals
holiday services
other activities with time and, if necessary, location
It is important that the administration can easily update this schedule.
4. "Events" section
A full section on events is needed.
What should be included:
upcoming events
all events
card for each event
registration
In the event card:
title
date
time
location
short description
register button
more details button
Examples of events:
Shabbat
lesson
youth meeting
lecture
charity lunch
women's / men's meeting
holiday
outing
5. "Shabbat" section
This should be a separate section, not just part of the schedule.
What inside:
time for lighting candles
time for prayers
time for meals
time for the end of Shabbat
weekly Torah portion
brief information about the upcoming Shabbat
registration for Shabbat
Buttons:
Upcoming Shabbat
Shabbat schedule
Weekly portion
Register for Shabbat
What you need to know
6. "Jewish calendar" section
What should be included:
today's Jewish date
upcoming holidays
Rosh Chodesh
fasts
memorial dates
brief explanation of the day / holiday
Buttons:
Today
Upcoming dates
Holidays
Rosh Chodesh
Memorial dates
7. "My dates" section
We take this idea from the reference, but want to make it useful.
The user should be able to save:
birthday
Jewish birthday
yahrzeit
other important dates
What the bot should do:
store these dates
remind about them
allow setting notifications
Buttons:
Add date
My dates
Reminders
Delete date
8. "A-Yom Yom for today" section
What should be included:
text for today
convenient beautiful display
ability to view the previous / next day
share button
Buttons:
Today
Yesterday
Tomorrow
Share
9. "Synagogue services" section
This needs practical navigation.
What can be included:
registration for a lesson
registration for Shabbat
registration for an event
ask a question
volunteering
charity programs
other services / directions of the synagogue
10. "Contacts" section
Should include:
address
phone
Telegram
Instagram
YouTube
email
ways to contact us
if necessary, geolocation
Buttons:
Call
Write
Open address
Instagram
Telegram
YouTube
11. "Donate" section
It needs to be done neatly and clearly.
What should be included:
donate button
payment methods
details / link
brief explanation of what the funds are for
contact for donation questions
12. "Settings" section
The user should be able to configure:
language
daily notifications
notification time
Shabbat reminders
holiday reminders
reminders for personal dates
Buttons:
Language
Notifications
Shabbat
Holidays
My dates
Enable / disable mailing
13. Daily mailing
We need the bot to send people relevant information every day:
what prayers are today
what time they take place
what events we have in the synagogue today
what important dates and events are in the Jewish world today
if relevant — time for candles / end of Shabbat
That is, a person opens the bot in the morning or receives a message and immediately understands the picture of the day.
14. Registrations and sign-ups
Through the bot, there should be an option to register for:
Shabbat
lessons
events
meetings
other activities
Logic:
a person presses a button
leaves their name
phone / username
if necessary, additional data
the application goes to the administrator / to a table / to CRM
15. Admin section
It is important for us that the bot is easy to manage.
The admin should be able to:
update the prayer schedule
add and edit events
change texts
launch mailings
see registrations and applications
change contacts and links
It is important that this is really convenient for maintenance, not too complicated.
16. Support and development
At the first stage, it is not necessary to do everything at once; a strong first version can be launched, and then supplemented in the process.
But it is important to immediately foresee:
the possibility of expansion
support and maintenance of the bot after launch
bug fixes
improvements during use
17. What is important in the end
We need a bot that will become a mini-application for our synagogue and help a person navigate conveniently:
what is today
what prayers
what events
what will happen on Shabbat
how to register
how to contact
where to view the Jewish schedule
what is happening in our synagogue and in the Jewish world
If you see how to make the structure, buttons, design, and logic better than in the reference bot, that is a plus. We need not a clone, but a stronger, more convenient, and modern version.
https://www.hebcal.com/home/developer-apis
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