The Trigon 5990 robotics team from AMIT High School in Modi’in made the decision to withdraw from the robotics competition in Houston, Texas because it was scheduled on a Saturday. In a letter addressed to the judges, the team explained the reason for their absence, citing their religious beliefs as the primary factor. The judges read the letter in front of the audience, which was followed by a tremendous round of applause.
The team expressed their pride and dedication to participate in the ‘First’ robotics competition but also emphasized the importance of Shabbat in the Jewish faith, citing it as a time for disconnecting from the world and focusing on spiritual and familial connections. The students wished success to the other competing teams and invited visitors to their booth to learn more.
The Trigon 5990 robotics team from AMIT High School in Modi’in withdrew from the robotics competition held in Houston, Texas because the game was held on a Saturday. The players left a letter to the judges in which they explained why they were withdrawing from the competition. After the letter was read in front of the audience, the students received thunderous applause for a long time.
Watch the reading of the letter in the robotics competition:
“His beliefs are an inseparable part of us. Shabbat has a special meaning in the Jewish faith”
In the letter we stated that they come from a religious background and therefore they are absent from the competition that took place on Shabbat. “Traygon 5990 is a proud and dedicated group of young people from Israel who worked hard to participate in the ‘First’ robotics competition. We come from a religious background and his faith is an inseparable part of us. Shabbat has a special meaning in the Jewish faith. It is a time when we disconnect and focus on our spiritual world , our families, God and our communities.”
They also added and wrote that they wish success to the competing teams. “In light of this, our team is not present and will not continue to compete. We invite you to visit our booth to read more about it. We want to thank ‘First’ for the opportunity to be here. We congratulate all the other teams in the competition who made this event an inspiration for us. We wish all the teams great success in the competition.”