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American Jews say making daylight saving time permanent threatens morning prayer

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RNS American Jews say they were blindsided by the US 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 the Senate on 15th March, will make it nearly impossible for Jews to pray communally in the morning, Jewish advocates say, and […]

In the US, Supreme Court blocks New York virus limits on houses of worship

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Washington, US AP With coronavirus cases surging again nationwide, the US Supreme Court barred New York from enforcing certain limits on attendance at churches and synagogues in areas designated as hard hit by the virus. The justices split five to four late on Wednesday night, with new Justice Amy Coney Barrett in the majority. It was the […]