"... for Jews who work or attend school in the winter, when sunrise and sunset — which coincide with morning and evening prayers — would occur an hour later. For those who work secular jobs, praying nearly an hour later than usual would make it difficult to arrive at work on time, they argue."
The NYT reports, in "Why Some Orthodox Jews Oppose Permanent Daylight Saving Time" (gift link).

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Standard Time should be permanent.
Didn’t we already run this experiment? The U.S. tried permanent Daylight Saving Time in 1974 and abandoned it after public support collapsed over dark winter mornings, especially concerns about kids going to school before sunrise. Sometimes history is worth remembering before repeating.
I completely agree with Peachy+2. I'm not Orthodox. I'm against permanent Daylight Savings Time because I never saw the need for DST in the first place. And I prefer to get up early and start my day. I'd prefer the sun starting to come up early and leaving us at the end of the day, earlier.
I don't think I'm alone in that.
Greenwich standard time. Japanese standard time? The sun rises.
I am glad not to be a slave to the clock.
Life is all about adapting to change. People will get used to permanent DST.
I prefer natural sun-up/ sun-down based on the rotation of the earth and the seasonal tilt of the earth. God Bless.
Just stick with how it is now.
Several US States do not participate in the silly Daylight Savings Time shenanigans.
Lets follow their lead.
Trump should come out in favor of Standard Time for all.
"I am announcing today that when we "Fall back" this fall, everyone gets to keep the Big Beautiful Hour - forever.
It's all yours - forever. A big Beautiful hour."
Funny how jewish fundamentalists and Christian fundies are treated differently. The first is orthodox jews aren't called fundamentalists. Even though they are extremists and no different in their extreme spirit from the Christian fundies.
Its hard to imagine the NYT's giving us a sympathetic view of christian fundies and their POV on daylight savings time. But as with Israel, there are always two rules, one for Jews and another for everyone else.
Orthodox Jews, IRC, refused to obey the Covid restrictions which lead Cuomo to criticize them. And next thing you know, Cuomo was o-u-t out.
As for Orthodox jews and DST, any help they can provide in keeping it is welcome. Maybe we can get Netenyahu to come out for keeping DST. After all, the Congressmen all "support Israel", with Goofballs like Ted Cruz telling us he got into politics to "save Israel". So, Bibi could be the decisive factor. LOL.
These idiot congressman refuse to pass any of the MAGA agenda, wont pass the SAVE act, cant restore fiscal sanity, or even pass the budget bills on time, but they have time to get rid of DST, which is probably 100 on the list of the 100 most important issues.
What a clown show!
yes standard time should be standard…
“for Jews who work or attend school in the winter, when sunrise and sunset — which coincide with morning and evening prayers — would occur an hour later”
…when you first read that did anyone else’s brain flash on ‘why don’t you just make ten louder’?
…B&H Photo makes its own hours…
Based on that, the NYTimes is now in favor of permanent DST -- because of the ROcean effect?
" The first is orthodox jews aren't called fundamentalists. Even though they are extremists and no different in their extreme spirit from the Christian fundies."
Another joooo conspiracy, which has nothing to do with the fact that there is a very ancient and very large religion which is known as "Orthodox Christianity." As distinguished from "fundamentalist" Christianity, which is generally Protestant.
You really are nuts about this stuff.
Get over it. God understands.
I agree, I have never understood the angst. Two days a year and you get more daylight all year. Most clocks adjust themselves, it s on a Sunday so you just have to make sure you set a clock for church ONE day a year. The other one you get an extra hour to sleep or get ready. I just do not get it.
good gravy - the obsessive bigotry leftists have with Jews and Christians. Piss off.
Permanent Standard Time is a far better idea. DST was created to support after school child labor.
If the Jews are against permanent DST, then that means the DSA will advocate for it in order to "get" the Jews.
I want to abolish all time.
“for Jews who work or attend school in the winter, when sunrise and sunset — which coincide with morning and evening prayers — would occur an hour later”
Just pray it forward, bozos.
"You really are nuts about this stuff."
He passed "nuts" about six offramps ago.
When you’re young you think that time moves forward. At 80 you know that it doesn’t, it stands still. We’re the ones that move. ~ Bob Dylan
So Fiddler wasn't kidding when he sang "Sunrise, sunset" ...
"Stop all the clocks" shout the Orthodox Audenites ...
I just love how some people insist THEIR preference is what's needed without any consideration of how other people - living in different time zones and different latitudes - might prefer something else.
It's not all about you.
So many public policy proposals tacitly assume the continuation of the benefits from current arrangements, with the seamless addition of benefits from the new policy. It's child-like. And too often, it succeeds in putting bad policies in place.
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