Comments on: Amended DST Bill May Cause Havoc for Some Employees

By: LoftedNation

LoftedNation — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:31:19 +0000

This is a symbolic concession to the religious who want the law to be written around yom kippur.

By: rkefrat

rkefrat — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 14:51:39 +0000

I think that they should get rid of DST altogether but for a different reason. Years ago the argument was made that since we would have an extra hour of sunlight at the end of the day – less electricity in the form of lightbulbs would be used. However, today with the advent of air conditioning, more electricity is being used as the extra hour of sunlight means an extra hour of heat that causes more air conditioning to be used. Having the sun rise 1 hour earlier would probably have little or no effect on air conditioning use as it would only add a little bit of heat to the AM before one leaves their home for shul / work.

By: akuperma

akuperma — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:10:40 +0000

Do these people get laid off in January, when sunrise is also late (and since Israel is closer to the equator than Brooklyn, it’s less extreme in Israel)?

They’ll have an easier time getting home for Mincha, and an easier time on Friday (and lower paid workers are the ones more likely to be working at undesirable times, such as Friday afternoon).

This sounds like some high level trolling.

By: jewishflorida

jewishflorida — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:29:56 +0000

Here we go again with the argument of Daylight Savings time. This time in Israel. The vast majority of commentators disagreed with me, believing Daylight Savings time is a wonderful concept. I do not think it’s so great. There are many other issues besides for the later sunrise in the morning. Shabbos starts late and ends late (and those who think it’s no big deal probably don’t have young children to), fast days feel longer (I know… it’s the same 24 hours, but most agree a fast in tevet is easier than tamuz, and finally elderly have trouble making it to late maarivs’. Terminate daylight savings time all together.

By: doniels

doniels — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:48:50 +0000

Just to put things in perspective, in Jerusalem at the end of October, sunrise would be at 6:55 – whereas during the second week of January sunrise is at 6:40.

So we’re only talking about another 15 minutes.

Amazing how much noise is being made about 15 minutes; when the last time a function didn’t start at least 15 minutes late?

By: talmud student

talmud student — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:51:21 +0000

this provsion is not gonna help . because it may stop a boss from firing a frum employee who comes late. but the provision won’t stop employers from not accepting relligious applicants for jobs because they have to come late. plus it will be the burden of the employee to prove that the lateness was the cause of him being fired, and not some other reason the boss makes up.

By: LoftedNation

LoftedNation — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 06:22:27 +0000

Sunrise at 8:00am. That is ridiculous. How far will these secularists go to assert themselves.

By: Gadolhadorah

Gadolhadorah — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 03:53:49 +0000

Workers who feel that they don’t want to daven before the zman during the weeks after the fall yom tovim before the clock is moved back should have absolutely have the legal right to take up to an hour off from work. However, if they make such a decision, they should be prepared to either work later to make up the extra time or have their paychecks adjusted. Employers in EY who already have to pay for all sorts of worker benefits should not have to pay the bill if their employee is machmir about the zman issue for shachris.