diff --git a/homeassistant/components/jewish_calendar/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/jewish_calendar/services.yaml
index ee813a05be3..91de3f8b01e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/jewish_calendar/services.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/jewish_calendar/services.yaml
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ count_omer:
             - "italian"
     language:
       required: true
-      default: "hebrew"
-      example: "hebrew"
+      default: "he"
+      example: "he"
       selector:
         select:
           translation_key: "language"
           options:
-            - "english"
-            - "hebrew"
-            - "french"
+            - "en"
+            - "he"
+            - "fr"
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/jewish_calendar/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/jewish_calendar/strings.json
index 065bbbd9539..c404c4e27de 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/jewish_calendar/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/jewish_calendar/strings.json
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@
     },
     "language": {
       "options": {
-        "hebrew": "Hebrew",
-        "english": "English",
-        "french": "French"
+        "he": "Hebrew",
+        "en": "English",
+        "fr": "French"
       }
     }
   },