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Senate passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent, complicating life for observant Jews

JL;DR SUMMARY The U.S. Senate's recent unanimous approval of a bill to make daylight saving time permanent is set to impact the religious practices of observant Jews significantly. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish RitualsOrthodox JewsU.S. House Of RepresentativesMorning PrayersSenate BillMarco RubioDaylight Saving TimeSunshine Protection ActWorkplace AccommodationsSunrise And Sunset Times

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Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
"Rabbi Zalmen Gurevitz, of the Rohr Chabad Jewish Center at West Virginia University, said when contacted by the Forward Tuesday afternoon."
Detroit, Michigan, United States
"Detroit, for example, will get as late as 9:16 a.m."
Arizona, United States
"Several states Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have eschewed daylight saving time altogether and operate on standard time year-round."
Hawaii, United States
"Several states Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have eschewed daylight saving time altogether and operate on standard time year-round."
Georgia, United States
"Orthodox Jews in Georgia were last year lobbying in favor of eliminating daylight saving time altogether."
Puerto Rico, United States
"Several states Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have eschewed daylight saving time altogether and operate on standard time year-round."
U.S. Virgin Islands, United States
"Several states Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have eschewed daylight saving time altogether and operate on standard time year-round."
Florida, United States
"Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida and one of the authors of the Sunshine Protection Act, said Tuesday that a permanent daylight saving time will help prevent pedestrian accidents, reduce crime and decrease seasonal depression and childhood obesity."
Israel
"This is one reason why Israel has a relatively short period of daylight saving time compared to other countries."

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