diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/jewish_calendar.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/jewish_calendar.py
index 2c917ba0f3b..8058a411266 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/jewish_calendar.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/jewish_calendar.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
 from homeassistant.helpers.sun import get_astral_event_date
 import homeassistant.util.dt as dt_util
 
-REQUIREMENTS = ['hdate==0.6.5']
+REQUIREMENTS = ['hdate==0.7.5']
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ class JewishCalSensor(Entity):
         _LOGGER.debug("Now: %s Timezone = %s", now, now.tzinfo)
 
         today = now.date()
-        upcoming_saturday = today + timedelta((12 - today.weekday()) % 7)
         sunset = dt_util.as_local(get_astral_event_date(
             self.hass, SUN_EVENT_SUNSET, today))
 
@@ -124,30 +123,15 @@ class JewishCalSensor(Entity):
 
         date = hdate.HDate(
             today, diaspora=self.diaspora, hebrew=self._hebrew)
-        upcoming_shabbat = hdate.HDate(
-            upcoming_saturday, diaspora=self.diaspora, hebrew=self._hebrew)
 
         if self.type == 'date':
-            self._state = hdate.date.get_hebrew_date(
-                date.h_day, date.h_month, date.h_year, hebrew=self._hebrew)
+            self._state = date.hebrew_date
         elif self.type == 'weekly_portion':
-            self._state = hdate.date.get_parashe(
-                upcoming_shabbat.get_reading(self.diaspora),
-                hebrew=self._hebrew)
+            self._state = date.parasha
         elif self.type == 'holiday_name':
-            try:
-                description = next(
-                    x.description[self._hebrew]
-                    for x in hdate.htables.HOLIDAYS
-                    if x.index == date.get_holyday())
-                if not self._hebrew:
-                    self._state = description
-                else:
-                    self._state = description.long
-            except StopIteration:
-                self._state = None
+            self._state = date.holiday_description
         elif self.type == 'holyness':
-            self._state = hdate.date.get_holyday_type(date.get_holyday())
+            self._state = date.holiday_type
         else:
             times = hdate.Zmanim(
                 date=today, latitude=self.latitude, longitude=self.longitude,
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index d391346710e..9af4c020892 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ hangups==0.4.6
 hbmqtt==0.9.4
 
 # homeassistant.components.sensor.jewish_calendar
-hdate==0.6.5
+hdate==0.7.5
 
 # homeassistant.components.climate.heatmiser
 heatmiserV3==0.9.1
diff --git a/requirements_test_all.txt b/requirements_test_all.txt
index 90d13a8c3ec..e2a64592498 100644
--- a/requirements_test_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_test_all.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ hangups==0.4.6
 hbmqtt==0.9.4
 
 # homeassistant.components.sensor.jewish_calendar
-hdate==0.6.5
+hdate==0.7.5
 
 # homeassistant.components.binary_sensor.workday
 holidays==0.9.8
diff --git a/tests/components/sensor/test_jewish_calendar.py b/tests/components/sensor/test_jewish_calendar.py
index 47874d1da42..320bc903661 100644
--- a/tests/components/sensor/test_jewish_calendar.py
+++ b/tests/components/sensor/test_jewish_calendar.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class TestJewishCalenderSensor():
         (dt(2018, 9, 3), 'UTC', 31.778, 35.235, "english", "date",
          False, "23 Elul 5778"),
         (dt(2018, 9, 3), 'UTC', 31.778, 35.235, "hebrew", "date",
-         False, "כ\"ג באלול ה\' תשע\"ח"),
+         False, "כ\"ג אלול ה\' תשע\"ח"),
         (dt(2018, 9, 10), 'UTC', 31.778, 35.235, "hebrew", "holiday_name",
          False, "א\' ראש השנה"),
         (dt(2018, 9, 10), 'UTC', 31.778, 35.235, "english", "holiday_name",
@@ -72,17 +72,17 @@ class TestJewishCalenderSensor():
         (dt(2018, 9, 10), 'UTC', 31.778, 35.235, "english", "holyness",
          False, 1),
         (dt(2018, 9, 8), 'UTC', 31.778, 35.235, "hebrew", "weekly_portion",
-         False, "פרשת נצבים"),
+         False, "נצבים"),
         (dt(2018, 9, 8), 'America/New_York', 40.7128, -74.0060, "hebrew",
          "first_stars", True, time(19, 48)),
         (dt(2018, 9, 8), "Asia/Jerusalem", 31.778, 35.235, "hebrew",
          "first_stars", False, time(19, 21)),
         (dt(2018, 10, 14), "Asia/Jerusalem", 31.778, 35.235, "hebrew",
-         "weekly_portion", False, "פרשת לך לך"),
+         "weekly_portion", False, "לך לך"),
         (dt(2018, 10, 14, 17, 0, 0), "Asia/Jerusalem", 31.778, 35.235,
-         "hebrew", "date", False, "ה\' בחשון ה\' תשע\"ט"),
+         "hebrew", "date", False, "ה\' מרחשוון ה\' תשע\"ט"),
         (dt(2018, 10, 14, 19, 0, 0), "Asia/Jerusalem", 31.778, 35.235,
-         "hebrew", "date", False, "ו\' בחשון ה\' תשע\"ט")
+         "hebrew", "date", False, "ו\' מרחשוון ה\' תשע\"ט")
     ]
 
     test_ids = [