A U.S. high school debate championship was rescheduled to accommodate a New Jersey yeshiva. The National High School Mock Trial Championship rescheduled the order of the competition, set for early May in Charlotte, N.C., so Teaneck’s Torah Academy could participate without violating Shabbat.
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