fasting math
September 24, 2004 | Filed Under Blog |Israel changes the clocks for Daylight Savings right before Yom Kippur (so we switched ‘em Tuez night) so that the fast can end earlier (6-something instead of 7-something). Except… this means that it also gets dark earlier the day before. So instead of starting Yom K. at 6:15, it starts at 5:15. Which means, (factoring in time to walk to shul, etc.) that you’re eating your last. meal. of. the. day at 3:30pm. Is that really better than holding out ’till 7?
Ah, nice.
Comment by Ken Sax — December 10, 2005 #