YU News

   Joseph Gitler, MTA class of 1992, founder of Leket Israel, is featured in the Jerusalem Post as one of the fifty most influential Jews of 2014. Click here for the list Click here for an interview

by Gabi Bean ('15)    Morah Haibi's Hebrew class has been learning about the lsraeli Army. Last week, Mr. Dov Rosenberg, a former Captain in the Israeli Army came to our class and spoke to us about his service and answered our questions. This session was an enjoyable and educational…

by Dr. Edward Berliner   This past week, the Honors College students were shown the film "The Long Way Home" which documents the "path" between the 1945 liberation and the creation of the State of Israel. From my vantage, the students were transfixed by the film and seemed to "soak in"…

  During the month of May, students and faculty of Yeshiva University High School for Boys, (MTA) were offered training in CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation), AED (Automated external defibrillator) use, and in the Heimlich maneuver. The course was given by senior Philip…

Congratulations to Morah Liora Haibi, member of the YUHSB Hebrew Language Faculty, for being chosen as a Regional Recipient of the prestigious Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. Morah Haibi has also been selected as a Finalist for the 6 North American Awardees for 2014.  In…

by Josh Matatov ('15)      Over the past four months, Rabbi Soniker's shiur worked very hard to coordinate and promote a clothing drive for Yad Leah, an organization that provides new and used clothing in good condition for needy families in Israel. During the first week…

by David Aaronson ('14)     On Yom Yerushalayim, members of out Hatzioni club were privileged to visit the Israeli Mission to the United Nations. Thirty students, accompanied by Mr. Toporovsky, departed MTA at 1:30pm and headed for midtown Manhattan. We arrived at the mission…

by Eli Morell ('15) This week the "Meet the Israeli Author" class had its final Skype meeting with the acclaimed Israeli author, Chana Bat Shachar. The students in the class took turns discussing their own completed stories with Chana. The first topic of discussion was the title for their…

Over 100 talmidim made a siyum this past Thursday night on theMasechta that they learned in Yeshiva. More details will follow next week. Mazel tov! Click here for more pictures!

Noam Josse, winner of "Best Presentation On Tuesday evening, a number of MTA LEAD students who spent the past few months preparing their business ideas had the opportunity to present them to several of the MTA LEAD Executive Council members, including Michael Strauss, Associate Dean and…