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On Motzaei Shabbos, January 17th, MTA held its annual reunion for alumni studying in Eretz Yisrael, at the OU Center in Yerushalayim. Graduates from the past couple of years enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect over pizza, cake, and soda, and were joined by both Rabbi Taubes and Rabbi Shulman who…

Last Monday during lunch, sports management club students had the opportunity to hear a presentation on sports sponsorship by resident sports marketer Shuey Jacoby. Shuey explained the various revenue sources of sports organizations and why the interest sports sponsorship is on the rise. He also…

What is the equivalent to a SAT prep course for mid-term exams? At MTA, it is called Study Night. In what has become a MTA tradition, students and teachers stayed in school for three hours on the final night of classes, January 7th, in preparation for the upcoming mid-terms. About 150 students…

All around MTA, students have begun to drop used pairs of Nike basketball sneakers and Naot clogs into bins strategically placed throughout the hallways. The Shoe Drive is part of an extended effort to collect and distribute shoes to the needy - a particularly important effort as temperatures…

 Another tough debate topic will challenge our MTA debaters in their next competition. "It is resolved: New York State should institute a tax at least equal to the general sales tax on foods strongly associated with weight gain." We have been fortunate this year in having excellent speakers…

On Monday, Rabbi Beitler's shiur had a special e-visit from three time University of Pennsylvania Quakers men's basketball captain and their all-time school leader in assists, Zack Rosen. Rosen, who is currently a star of Maccabi Ashdod, skyped in from Israel and spoke to the students…

by Josh Blumenthal ('15) On Monday, as part of MTA's Spirit Month, there was a special 3 Point shooting contest for the entire school. Each shiur was represented by a shooter, two rebounders, and a passer. The championship round consisted of the top shooter from each grade. The…

On Sunday, the family of Leonard Grunstein, a respected figure in the New York City real estate community, dedicated a Sefer Torah to Yeshiva University in memory of his father, Morris Grunstein, a"h. The shiurim of Rabbi Tanchum Cohen and Rabbi Shimon Kerner had the…

On Monday, students from the Sports Management club traveled to midtown for a private tour of ESPN's New York studio, where they film the shows Olbermannand Around the Horn. After brief introductions to various members of the ESPN team, Dan Remin, Senior Editorial Graphics…

Yudi Bendahan, Tehilla's uncle, learns in YU and came to Rabbi Gopin's shiur to thank them on behalf of the family for their role in the successful surgery, and to give them chizzuk to continue the project. The talmidim from Rabbi Gopin's Shiur have spread their…