Daylight saving time is coming. On the night between Thursday and Friday, March 29, the 18th of Adar B – the Thursday after Purim, at 2:00 in the morning, the hands of the clock will be moved forward one hour and the time will be 3:00. In fact, we will “lose” an hour of sleep at night, but The daylight hours will be extended, and the Sabbaths will also enter at a later time and leave at a later time.
Daylight saving time will last for about seven months, until October 27, 2024 (25 in Tashri Tashfa), on the night between Mochash and Rishon.
Please note: on most computers, smartphones and smart watches connected to the network, the time is updated automatically. It is worth checking in the settings of the device whether it is adjusted to automatically switch to summer time.
Move the clock. Credit: freepik
Daylight saving time in Israel is the adjustment of the hours of the day to the hours of the day, which is practiced in the State of Israel for a period that begins in the spring and ends in the fall – unlike the clock that is used during the rest of the year according to coordinated universal time. The change in setting the times is expressed by moving the clock forward one hour. Daylight saving time is a subject of controversy in Israel between religious and secular people. As a result, the dates of its operation have changed many times over the years of the state’s existence.
Summer time is activated in Israel between the Friday before the last Sunday of March at 02:00, and the last Sunday of October at 02:00.
Opinions today in Israel are divided regarding the need to use daylight saving time, the main reasons are economic reasons, however the studies regarding the savings in the economy due to the use of daylight saving time are controversial due to the changes in energy consumption habits in recent decades and the lack of recent and unequivocal studies, making it difficult to assess the effectiveness of daylight saving time. A study conducted in Western Australia during the introduction of daylight saving time in 2006-2007 even claimed a 0.6% increase in energy consumption. There are conflicting results in studies that have examined whether the introduction of daylight saving time leads to an increase in the turnover of businesses with the hypothesis that people tend to make more purchases during daylight hours than during dark hours. Also in the question of the effect of daylight saving time on mental health and quality of life there are conflicting results.