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A special Thank You to "Douglas Auto Group"  for sponsoring warm-up shirts  for both the JV and Varsity Hockey teams. The Lions looked to continue their domination on Wednesday night against the Kushner Cobras, but the Cobras came out flying, seemingly surprising the Lions. The Lions…

by David Schmidt ('16) Click here for more photos On Wednesday October 22, the juniors in this year's "Meet the Israeli Author" program had their first discussion and Q&A with noted Israeli author Chana Bat Shahar. It was kicked off by opening remarks from Rabbi Taubes, thanking the author…

by Yair Gross ('16) Click here for more photos MTA's AP Physics class has spent the last several weeks on "statics," the study of loads and equilibrium. A good example of statics in real life is a suspension bridge, and an excellent model is the George Washington Bridge - the most heavily…

by Yehuda Goldberg ('17) During lunch on Thursday, the members of the Honors College had a rare opportunity to hear a truly unique perspective on the upcoming midterm election. This guest speaker was not a political pundit or activist, rather, he was a Professor of Psychology at Yeshiva…

Imagine you are the Speaker of the New York City Council, Melissa Mark-Viverito, and you wish to create a showcase of talent from various New York communities.  You might invite students from the LaGuardia High School of Music, Art and Performing Arts and the United Palace of…

by Jeremy Borgen ('15) The MTA Lions started off their season  with an away game at JEC this past Thursday night.  The game began with a pre-game speech from Coach Marc Poleyeff, who quoted some famous Gemara passages and pumped the team up for the start of…

by Mendel Weintraub ('16) This year, YUHSB will be adding a new program to its already packed extracurricular roster: Writing Center. The Writing Center is a revolutionary program in which students meet with a peer tutor on a regular basis to discuss composing essays and to learn how to improve…

On Tuesday of Chol HaMoed Sukkos, the MTA Outdoors Club accompanied Mr. Gillers and Mr. and Mrs. Sragow on a hike up Storm King Mountain in Upstate New York.  Storm King, which rises over 1300 feet above the Hudson River, affords many 360° views of the surrounding areas, and the mostly clear…

by Akiva Shmalo ('16) This past Monday, the YUHSB Debate Team was privileged to be visited by Mr. Michael Wildes, a world renowned immigration lawyer and professor. Mr. Wildes is a former policeman, mayor of Englewood, New Jersey, and employee of the United States Attorney's Office, who…

  National Merit Commended Students (from left to right): David Orlow, Yehuda Tager, Yitzchak Fishbach, Tzvi Goldstein and Yisrael Friedenberg. Congratulations to Asher Finkelstein upon being named a National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist. About 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,…