On Motzei Shabbos, Israel will move from daylight savings time to standard time at 2:00am, moving clocks one hour back. This is the annual practice, on the eve of Yom Kippur, to permit ending the fast at an earlier hour of the day.
Daylight savings time begins on the last Friday prior to April 2nd and ends on the last Sunday before 10 Tishrei, Yom Kippur.
There will then be a six hour difference between Jerusalem and Eastern Standard Time.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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3 Responses
1. It makes as much sense as basing the change on the Christian holiday of “Halloween”, as the US does.
2. It has no impact on the length of the fast. Only a time machine could do that (“Doctor Who” style).
3. The earlier time is bad for those trying to get someplace on Erev Shabbos, but good for those wanting an early minyan. Who wins? Who loses? Most of the people who have to actually do the work to make Shabbos, probably would prefer the extra hour before candle lighting.
I guess it must be a psychological thing. Yes, the fast ends one houre earlier, but it also starts one hour earlier. The total length of the fast is the same.
And, if all you’re worried about on Yom Kippur is when the fast ends, you’re in deep trouble (see Mateh Efrayim).
When are people going to realize that 25 hours is 25 hours, whether they go from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. the next day, or from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. the next day.
Changing the clocks does not make the fast shorter. It just makes it more difficult to get ready an hour earlier, and more difficult for those of us who have more difficulty fasting at night than during the day.