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 ...
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 ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

How prayer found me when I found it hard to pray

Jewish liturgy can feel archaic or demanding, but its oldest words still have something to say to our most contemporary struggles, writes the host of the “Thoughts and Prayers” podcast. Several years ...
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 ...