Daylight Saving Time will switch to Standard Time in the early hours of Sunday morning, marking Israel’s transition to the winter clock.
watch the time – Photo: IsraelandStuff/PP
At 2 a.m. Sunday, clocks will be set back one hour to 1 a.m.
This year DST lasted 212 days, ending in late October instead of its previous endpoint before Yom Kippur.
In July, the Knesset approved legislation extending DST from October 6 to October 27, in line with Europe. Continue Reading »
The Israeli summer is about to get longer: On Sunday, the cabinet approved Interior Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s proposal to extend daylight savings time by a month.
Extending daylight savings means more time for leisure – Photo: Yehoshua Yosef
Sa’ar’s proposal establishes daylight savings time from March to the end of October, as is customary in most European countries, instead of turning the clock back in early October.
By Chana Ya’ar
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told Russia’s President Vladimir Putin over the weekend that Israel will hold its fire against Syria – as long as Syria holds its fire against Israel.
In a statement at the opening of the government’s regular Sunday morning Cabinet meeting Netanyahu said he had discussed the situation with Putin in a phone conversation, warning him that “the situation is becoming daily more complex. Continue Reading »
By Omri Efraim
Daylight Savings Time (DST) will go into effect early Friday morning, March 29th, when Israelis will move their clocks forward from 2 am to 3 am.
DST will end later than usual this year, on October 6, some three weeks after Yom Kippur, in accordance with legislation passed by the previous Knesset.
The new law states that DST, known in Israel as “Summer Time,” will be extended to 193 days a year, starting from the Friday before the last Sunday in March (at 2 am) and ending on the first Sunday after the 1st of October (at 2 am). Continue Reading »
By Omri Efraim
On Monday Israel welcomes the spring, and will transition into Daylights Savings Time (DST) during the weekend it, pushing the clocks one hour forward.
Ynet
This year, in the wake of new legislation, Daylight Savings Time will stay in effect longer than usual and end on October 6, three weeks after its original ending – Yom Kippur – which falls on September 13, and two weeks later than it did last year – September 23. Continue Reading »
Many ‘Lone Soldiers’, who have no family in Israel, can use some help with doing their laundry, Shabbat meals, or the occasional ‘Care Package’ for upcoming holidays.
Check out lonesoldiercenter.com to see how you can help these brave, beautiful young people who volunteer to protect Israel.
Israeli New Shekel Exchange Rate