Roughly 200 miles south, leaders of prominent national Orthodox Jewish organizations were also keeping the sun’s timing front of mind. But President Trump, who often railed against daylight saving time, has lobbied Republican lawmakers to support the measure. More than a dozen states have enacted legislation that would establish permanent daylight saving time, but the move cannot fully take effect without federal legislation. Many residents said they were not aware that daylight saving time could become permanent. The post Why Some Orthodox Jews Oppose Permanent Daylight Saving Time appeared first on New York Times.