The Knesset on Monday, held a special session during which a decision was made and voted upon to extend daylight savings time in Israel for 193 days annually. DST will begin on the 30th of March and continue until into October, adding 11 days to DST as it was observed this year.
The turnout for the special session was not impressive, with 27 of the 120 MKs taking part in the vote to extend DST. 19 MKs voted in favor, 7 opposed and 1 abstained.
In line with the new law, DST will begin on the Friday morning (Thursday night to Friday morning) prior to the last Sunday in March at 02:00. DST will end on the first Sunday (Saturday night to Sunday) after October 1st at 02:00. Should this day fall on Rosh Hashanah, then DST would be extended until the first Monday after October 1st at 02:00.
Interestingly, MK Ronit Tirosh, who authored the bill, told the plenum that since she has begun keeping shabbat to some extent, extending the day resulting in latter candle lighting time is advantageous to her and others she realized.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Hopefully, this is the beginning of the end of the political extortion by the Chareidi parties on the Knesset. This new law will save tens of millions of NIS for EY’s fragile economy and really will not inconvenience anyone who has to fast a bit longer during daylight hours (although the fast is still 25 hours).
“DST will end on the first SUNDAY (Saturday night to Sunday) after October 1st at 02:00. Should this day fall on Rosh Hashanah …”
Was this really written into the law? Because this shows the height of ignorance in the laws of the Jewish calendar. Rosh HaShanah can never occur on a Sunday.
Rainus-
Rosh Hashana is two days even in Israel. True the first day cannot be on Sunday, but the second day can be. This law would have been applicable to RH 5747, which fell on October 4-5, 1986 and was a Shabbos-Sunday.
Rainus. Shows YOUR ignorance rosh hashana can be shabbos and sunday.
Do frum yidden visiting ETY from the U.S. celebrate one or two days of Rosh Hashanah?
For those who can’t read the prior comments, Rosh Hashana is TWO DAYS no matter who you are or where you are.
Two days, except of course for Reform and reconstructionist rabbonim who probably don’t care too much about the z’man anyway.