Daylight saving time

Why Orthodox Jews are pushing back against permanent daylight saving time

Orthodox Jewish groups say a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent could upend their routine by pushing winter sunrises and the earliest permissible time for some prayers an hour later.

|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
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US House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for an end to the twice-yearly clock changes and strongly supports the measure.

|ByREUTERS
Studies show that fatigue impairs the brain’s ability to make good nutritional decisions

Less sleep and the truth behind weight gain and daylight saving time

Does losing an hour of sleep during the switch to daylight saving time increase carb cravings, or will extra daylight boost activity? Here’s how to avoid gaining weight.

|ByDR. MAYA ROSMAN
Children play in a Jerusalem shelter

Grapevine: Sheltering routine

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Daylight saving time will be harder this year. Here is how to cope

When the nervous system is already under the strain of war, any additional disruption to routine is felt more strongly. Precisely during this period, it is doubly important to follow several rules.

MARCH 25, 2026ByDR. KAY ALKARA
Daylight saving time