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Yesterday, the U. S. House of Representatives passed the Sunshine Protection Act by a majority of 308-117. We were disappointed, but not surprised by the outcome, yet we aren’t giving up.
If enacted, it would make daylight saving time permanent across the country. Agudath Israel of America has been expressing its concerns for decades that permanent DST will put children at risk and have a disastrous effect on shuls and individuals trying to daven with a minyan before work.
Permanent DST would mean sunrises after 9 am in some parts of the country and after 8 am in most cities in the winter thereby causing many of America’s schoolchildren to head for school in the pre-sunrise darkness and putting them at increased risk.
For the Orthodox Jewish community, the later sunrise occurs; the later davening must begin. It would be extraordinarily difficult – if not impossible – to arrive on time for a job and may affect the start time of our schools.
Please ask your senator to consider all of the effects of DST and compare them to the effects of permanent standard time or maintaining the status quo before rushing into this major change.
Click here to take action now.
Warm regards,
Rabbi A.D. Motzen Rabbi Yossie Charner |
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