Editing Daylight saving time (section)

=== Religion ===
Some religious groups and individuals have opposed DST on religious grounds. For religious Muslims and Jews it makes religious practices such as prayer and fasting more difficult or inconvenient.{{sfnp|''Seize the Daylight''|2005|pp= [https://archive.org/details/seizedaylightcur0000prer/page/212/mode/1up?q="Jews" 212];[https://archive.org/details/seizedaylightcur0000prer/page/221/mode/1up/mode/1up?q="Israel" 221]-222}}<ref name="Israel"/><ref name="JewsUS"/><ref name="Fitzpatrick2019"/>
Some Muslim countries, such as Morocco, have temporarily abandoned DST during Ramadan.<ref name="Fitzpatrick2019">{{Cite news|last= Fitzpatrick|first= Kyle|date= 21 October 2019|title= When do the clocks change around the world? And why?|language= en-GB|work= The Guardian|url= https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/oct/21/spring-forward-fall-back-who-changes-the-clocks-when-and-why|access-date= 4 December 2020|issn= 0261-3077|quote= Most Islamic countries do not use daylight saving time as during Ramadan it can mean that the evening dinner is delayed till later in the day.|archive-date= 1 November 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201101041718/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2019/oct/21/spring-forward-fall-back-who-changes-the-clocks-when-and-why|url-status= live}}</ref>

In [[Israel Summer Time|Israel, DST]] has been a point of contention between the religious and secular, resulting in fluctuations over the years, and a shorter DST period than in the EU and US. Religious Jews prefer a shorter DST{{efn|Starting after [[Passover]] and ended before [[Yom Kippur]] (less than 180 days)}} due to DST delaying scheduled [[Shacharit|morning prayers]], thus conflicting with standard working and [[business hours]]. Additionally, DST is ended before [[Yom Kippur]] (a 25-hour fast day starting and ending at sunset, much of which is spent praying in synagogue until the fast ends at sunset) since DST would result in the day ending later, which many feel makes it more difficult.{{efn |Although DST does not affect the duration of the fast, which is 25 hours regardless, many find it easier to start and end earlier rather than later.}}<ref name="Israel">
* {{cite news |last1=Stoil |first1=Rebecca Anna |title=Politicians fight over setting the clock back |url=https://www.jpost.com/Israel/Politicians-fight-over-setting-the-clock-back |work=The Jerusalem Post  |date=2010}}
* {{cite news |last1=Cohen |first1=Benyamin |title=Senate passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent, complicating life for observant Jews |url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/484030/senate-passes-bill-daylight-saving-time-permanent-orthodox-jewish-sunset/ |work=The Forward |date=2022}}
</ref>{{sfnp|''Seize the Daylight''|2005|p=[https://archive.org/details/seizedaylightcur0000prer/page/221/mode/1up?q=Israel 221]}}

In the US, Orthodox Jewish groups have opposed extensions to DST,{{sfnp|''Seize the Daylight''|2005|p=[https://archive.org/details/seizedaylightcur0000prer/page/212/mode/1up?q=jews 212]}} as well as a 2022 bipartisan bill <ref>'''''Congressional Record''. “Sunshine Protection Act of 2021 – Senate Debate and Passage.” Vol. 168, no. 46, 15 Mar. 2022, pp. S1165–S1166. U.S. Government Publishing Office. <nowiki>https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/03/15/168/46/CREC-2022-03-15-pt1-PgS1165-5.pdf</nowiki>'''</ref>that would make DST permanent, saying it will "interfere with the ability of members of our community to engage in congregational prayers and get to their places of work on time."<ref name="JewsUS">
* {{cite news |last1=Kornbluh |first1=Jacob |author-link1=Jacob Kornbluh |title=Orthodox groups launch uphill battle against daylight saving time bill |url=https://forward.com/news/484265/orthodox-union-jewish-sunshine-protection-act-daylight-saving-time-bill/ |work=The Forward}}
* {{cite news |last1=Berman |first1=Jesse |title=What permanent daylight saving time could mean for the Jewish community |url=https://www.jewishtimes.com/what-permanent-daylight-saving-could-mean-for-the-jewish-community/ |work=Baltimore Jewish Times |date=18 March 2022}}</ref>