Why Orthodox Jews are opposing the new daylight saving bill in Congress

Orthodox Jewish organizations say the bill, if passed, would force morning prayer services to start after 9 a.m. in some parts of the country, making observant Jews late for work and school.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6129x4086+0+0/resize/6129x4086!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F35%2F04%2F241d2826441d824de5054e529036%2Fap20097720095905.jpg' alt='Rabbi Haim Ovadia reads the Torah to people attending a Zoom meeting of a virtual minyan from his Maryland home in 2020.'/><p>Orthodox Jewish organizations say the bill, if passed, would force morning prayer services to start after 9 a.m. in some parts of the country, making observant Jews late for work and school.</p><p>(Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-133961' />