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Yuval’s Dilemma ( as told by Hadas ) I first heard about this story when my father , who was reading the newspaper , suddenly stopped reading and said : “ Listen to this . ” And he began to read : “ Yuval Froehlich , Israel’s fencing champion in the under 13 s division , petitioned the court of justice to postpone the competition scheduled to take place on Shabbat . This competition will determine Israel’s representative to the European championship . ” My father stopped reading and said : “ Do you understand the problem ? Yuval Froehlich is religious and doesn’t participate in competitions that take place on Shabbat . This particular competition is very important because it will determine who goes to Europe to represent Israel ... so what do you think ? What do you think the court should decide ?” Our family was divided on the issue . Some said that sports competitions should be held on Shabbat , because it’s the only day off during the week so it’s convenient for most people , and also that rules can’t be changed because of one person . Others said that a person shouldn’t be prevented from representing Israel just because he keeps Shabbat . Holding competitions on Shabbat may also prevent many others from participating . My father continued : “ Now listen to the court’s decision : ’Judge Meltzer accepted the petition and issued an order allowing the competition to take place on Shabbat , provided that Yuval Froehlich is allowed either to play on Saturday night , as soon as Shabbat is over , or to represent Israel in the European Championship on the basis of his past achievements , without competing in this competition . ’” “ Following the court ruling , ” Dad added , “ the Fencing Association decided to hold the competition on Shabbat but to award a technical victory to Yuval Froehlich in those competitions . In other words , he was permitted to represent Israel in the European Championship without competing on Shabbat . ”

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