Oregonian

Year-round daylight saving time would interfere with Jewish morning prayers, advocates say

American Jews say they were blindsided by the U.S. Senate’s lightning-fast passage of a bill to make daylight saving time year-round and intend to fight it. The Sunshine Protection Act, which passed ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The man who helps Jewish New York City marathoners run through their morning prayers

For the 36th time, Peter Berkowsky will set up a morning minyan at the start of the 26.2-mile race. (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — On Sunday, for the 36th time, Peter Berkowsky will wake up at 3:00 ...
The Jewish Exponent

The Pandemic Disrupted the Morning Minyan. When Will Non-Orthodox Jews Like Me Gather Again for Daily Prayer?

I live in one of the most concentrated Jewish communities in the United States, the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and I no longer have a daily morning minyan to attend in person. The pandemic ...
Religion News Service

Jews say making daylight saving time permanent threatens morning prayer

(RNS) — American Jews say they were blindsided by the U.S. Senate’s lightning-fast passage of a bill to make daylight saving time year-round and intend to fight it. The Sunshine Protection Act, which ...
The Times-Reporter

What to know about Yom Kippur 2025, greetings, traditions for holiest day in Judaism

Yom Kippur, known as the Day of Atonement, is considered the holiest day in Judaism. In 2025, the holiday begins on Oct. 1. The holiday is observed with a 25-hour fast and special prayer services to ...
The Forward

The man who helps Jewish New York City marathoners run through their morning prayers

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — On Sunday, for the 36th time, Peter Berkowsky will wake up at 3:00 a.m., drive in the dark from his home in Livingston, New Jersey to Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island ...