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By Yehuda Goldberg ('17)    Click here for more pictures This week, the MTA debate team had the pleasure of hosting the final debate of the year. This debate included various formats other than classical debate, including competitions such as extemporaneous speaking and a scenario…

by Avi Weschler ('14) Click here for more pictures   This year's Names, Not Numbers class was a tremendous and meaningful success, capped off by an amazing and moving evening, featuring a dinner and the screening of the class film. The class gives students the special opportunity to meet…

by Shimmy Mandelbaum ('16) Click here for more pictures Camp Monroe in Monroe, NY was filled with joy and achdus on Thursday when students and faculty traveled to the camp for the annual MTA post-Lag BaOmer trip. For the first part of the day, the boys, Rebbeim, and teachers…

by David Aaronson ('14) Click here for more pictures   This past Monday, Hatzioni was privileged to host another terrific guest speaker, Mr. Ofir Akunis, who currently serves as Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and is a Member of Knesset representing the Likud Party. Upon his…

by Aryeh Klein ('14) To succeed at Torah Bowl, each team member needs three things: determination, dedication, and an abundance of free time. Despite possessing only the first two of the three required traits, as no MTA student has that much spare time on his hands, the MTA Torah…

The MTA Class of 2014 MTA Freshman Rafting Trip 2014

On Thursday morning, the freshmen set out for Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, where they embarked upon the annual end-of-the-year freshmen rafting trip along the Lehigh River. The weather was beautiful, and the boys easily handled the rapids, swam in the river, and engaged in spirited singing of…

by Mr. Murray Sragow During the week of May 10, students and faculty were offered a CPR course designed to prepare them to be in position to save a life.  The course, offered by senior Philip Meyer (Philip is a licensed and practicing first responder) through the Arista Honor Society, used…

by The Jefferson Scholars Foundation Shai Cohen ('14) of Bergenfield, New Jersey was named a recipient of the Jefferson Scholarship at the University of Virginia.  Awarded solely on the basis of merit, Jefferson Scholarships provide full financial support for four years of study…

by Gabi Rosenthal ('14) Click here for more pictures After spending a whole year learning conversational Hebrew with Morah Haibi, her 12th grade classes were put to the ultimate test: having conversations with people they had never to spoken to in Hebrew before. Over the past…