Permanent Daylight Saving Disastrous for Jewish Morning Prayer

When we "spring forward" and "gain" an hour of daylight each March, many of us -- maybe most -- say to ourselves, "we should have this all year round!" This widespread sentiment was reflected in the Senate's recent passing of a bill that, if enacted, would permanently place all federal clocks on daylight saving time (DST). As much as it would be nice to get a bit more Vitamin D, especially after being long cooped up because of the pandemic, permanent DST would obstruct many Jewish practices and endanger children and others who must travel to school or work in the early morning hours.