{"id":20149,"date":"2025-04-20T14:39:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T11:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=20149"},"modified":"2025-04-20T17:11:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T14:11:35","slug":"israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli High School Robotics Team Chooses Shabbat Over International Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Friday, the AMIT Modiin Yeshiva High School robotics team made a bold and heartfelt decision: despite being ranked 15th out of 600 teams worldwide, they withdrew from the international robotics finals in Houston out of respect for the sanctity of the Sabbath.<\/p>\n<p>As thousands of spectators looked on, organizers read aloud the team\u2019s message: \u201cWe are a group of observant Jewish students, and we keep the Sabbath. This is a core value for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honoring Shabbat Above All<\/strong><br \/>\nThe team, known as Team 5990 \u2013 Traigon, followed in the footsteps of fellow Israeli students from Lapid Modiin Yeshiva, who had made a similar choice earlier that week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20151\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20151\" style=\"width: 1026px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20151\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1026\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics.webp 1026w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics-768x511.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The team\u2019s sign at their competition booth, explaining the significance of Shabbat | Photo: AMIT Modiin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Though stepping down at the peak of their achievement, the students displayed pride in their values. They left a special sign at their booth with a QR code linking to a website explaining the meaning of Shabbat. They also extended their best wishes to the remaining teams in the competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the powerful moment Team 5990&#8217;s withdrawal is announced to the crowd:<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k6Ff66Jgyfo?si=kQS3HVHqBAzWhC3Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Statement that Echoed Through the Arena<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cThis is the second time we\u2019ve made it to the finals\u2014only to walk away at the very top,\u201d the team said in a statement.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019re doing so with our heads held high, proud to honor our commitment to Shabbat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThey Built a Startup\u2014and Walked Away at Its Peak\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nSchool principal Rabbi Lior Chikotai praised the team: \u201cThey built a mini high-tech startup inside our yeshiva\u2014and at the height of success, chose to step back because of Shabbat. It\u2019s a deeply moving act by students who truly understand life\u2019s priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High school students from AMIT Modiin ranked 15th worldwide at Houston robotics competition, but opted out of the finals to honor the Shabbat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":20150,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3,129,85,7],"tags":[4416,4418,4419,1480,1823,4417,3059,4451],"class_list":["post-20149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-education","category-judaism","category-positive-moment","category-technology","tag-amit","tag-faith-and-technology","tag-high-school-innovation","tag-israel","tag-modiin","tag-robotics","tag-shabbat","tag-values"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Israeli High School Robotics Team Chooses Shabbat Over International Finals - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Israeli High School Robotics Team Chooses Shabbat Over International Finals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"High school students from AMIT Modiin ranked 15th worldwide at Houston robotics competition, but opted out of the finals to honor the Shabbat.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-20T11:39:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-20T14:11:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics-team.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1536\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Rega News Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3f9b86ab4cc807acf1c0839b1f1ac2ce\"},\"headline\":\"Israeli High School Robotics Team Chooses Shabbat Over International Finals\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-20T11:39:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-20T14:11:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/\"},\"wordCount\":304,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics-team.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"AMIT\",\"Faith and Technology\",\"High School Innovation\",\"Israel\",\"Modiin\",\"Robotics\",\"Shabbat\",\"values\"],\"articleSection\":[\"CULTURE\",\"EDUCATION\",\"JUDAISM\",\"POSITIVE\",\"TECHNOLOGY\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/\",\"name\":\"Israeli High School Robotics Team Chooses Shabbat Over International Finals - REGA news\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics-team.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-20T11:39:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-20T14:11:35+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics-team.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics-team.jpeg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1536,\"caption\":\"AMIT Modiin\u2019s robotics team competing in Houston | Photo: AMIT Modiin\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Israeli High School Robotics Team Chooses Shabbat Over International Finals\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/\",\"name\":\"REGA news\",\"description\":\"Get used to hearing well\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"REGA news\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ega.news-logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ega.news-logo.svg\",\"width\":228.4,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"REGA news\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3f9b86ab4cc807acf1c0839b1f1ac2ce\",\"name\":\"By Rega News Staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25250c8c3d1d34385fa41965bfcb445b6d59a9fc6ae46a480a8bac49eb507d67?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25250c8c3d1d34385fa41965bfcb445b6d59a9fc6ae46a480a8bac49eb507d67?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"By Rega News Staff\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/author\/inonfar\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Israeli High School Robotics Team Chooses Shabbat Over International Finals - REGA news","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Israeli High School Robotics Team Chooses Shabbat Over International Finals","og_description":"High school students from AMIT Modiin ranked 15th worldwide at Houston robotics competition, but opted out of the finals to honor the Shabbat.","og_url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/","og_site_name":"REGA news","article_published_time":"2025-04-20T11:39:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-04-20T14:11:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1536,"url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics-team.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"By Rega News Staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"By Rega News Staff","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/"},"author":{"name":"By Rega News Staff","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3f9b86ab4cc807acf1c0839b1f1ac2ce"},"headline":"Israeli High School Robotics Team Chooses Shabbat Over International Finals","datePublished":"2025-04-20T11:39:39+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-20T14:11:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/"},"wordCount":304,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics-team.jpeg","keywords":["AMIT","Faith and Technology","High School Innovation","Israel","Modiin","Robotics","Shabbat","values"],"articleSection":["CULTURE","EDUCATION","JUDAISM","POSITIVE","TECHNOLOGY"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/","name":"Israeli High School Robotics Team Chooses Shabbat Over International Finals - REGA news","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics-team.jpeg","datePublished":"2025-04-20T11:39:39+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-20T14:11:35+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics-team.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robotics-team.jpeg","width":2048,"height":1536,"caption":"AMIT Modiin\u2019s robotics team competing in Houston | Photo: AMIT Modiin"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israeli-high-school-robotics-team-chooses-shabbat-over-international-finals\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Israeli High School Robotics Team Chooses Shabbat Over International Finals"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/","name":"REGA news","description":"Get used to hearing well","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization","name":"REGA news","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ega.news-logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ega.news-logo.svg","width":228.4,"height":96,"caption":"REGA news"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3f9b86ab4cc807acf1c0839b1f1ac2ce","name":"By Rega News Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25250c8c3d1d34385fa41965bfcb445b6d59a9fc6ae46a480a8bac49eb507d67?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/25250c8c3d1d34385fa41965bfcb445b6d59a9fc6ae46a480a8bac49eb507d67?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"By Rega News Staff"},"url":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/author\/inonfar\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20149"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20202,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20149\/revisions\/20202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}