Daylight Saving Time

Nothing To See Here

Rabbi Kanefsky demonstrates how Moshe's retelling of the Jewish people's encounter at Mt. Sinai, juxtaposed with G-d's refusal to allow him to enter the land of Israel, is actually a warning against idolatry.

Tefillin In The Dark

Continuing the discussion of permanent Daylight Saving Time, Rabbi Kanefsky examines how it would affect the requirement that Tefillin be worn in the daytime, not when it's dark.

Righteous Laws

Rabbi Kanefsky quotes Sforno who explains the true meaning of "righteous statutes and laws" mentioned by Moshe at the start of Parshat Vaetchanan.

Daylight Saving Time

With the issue once again in the news, Rabbi Kanefsky refers to a 1971 letter by Rav Moshe Feinstein, strongly opposing a plan to impose permanent Daylight Saving Time.

Parent And Child

Rabbi Kanefsky points to the Haftarah of Parshat Devarim: Isaiah describes the Jewish people's connection to G-d as a damaged...even betrayed...parent-child relationship, in which the pain is strong, but so is the potential for redemption.