diff --git a/eleventy.config.js b/eleventy.config.js
index 040fdf7..d97f3ff 100644
--- a/eleventy.config.js
+++ b/eleventy.config.js
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ export default async function (eleventyConfig) {
 
   eleventyConfig.addShortcode('year', () => `${new Date().getFullYear()}`);
 
+  eleventyConfig.addFilter('toDateObj', (dateString) => new Date(dateString));
   eleventyConfig.addFilter('isoDate', (dateObj) => dateObj.toISOString());
   eleventyConfig.addFilter('longDate', (dateObj) => dateObj.toString());
   eleventyConfig.addFilter('readableDate', (dateObj) =>