Sunset for Daylight Savings Time?  

IN 1939 in Lakewood, New Jersey (pre-Beth Medrash Govoha), the New York Times recorded a fierce debate at a public meeting. Lakewood was then known mostly as a resort town, and its hotel owners’ association asserted that an extra hour of sunlight would attract more visitors. This led them to propose a measure for Lakewood to adopt Daylight Savings Time (DST) year-round.

But the proposal was angrily opposed by parents who said they would not be able to get their children out of bed on pitch-black winter mornings. Parents won the day and the measure was tabled. But the debate goes on — and the simmering pot just got a big stir.

Back are the days when a single social media post by President-elect Donald Trump can launch a news cycle. His recent online pledge to eliminate DST altogether is one such case, and it has particularly high stakes for Orthodox Jews.

“The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Savings Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t!” wrote Mr. Trump.