YU News

by Avi Weschler ('14) Click here for more photos This past Motzei Shabbos, MTA hosted its annual yeshiva-wide Malave Malkah. This year the classic formula was slightly modified. First, an exceptionalshiur was given in the Beis Medrash by YU Rosh Yeshiva Rav…

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by Yoni Samet ('15) This week, the juniors and seniors attended a program coordinated by our Guidance Department about the dangers of drinking and what alcohol consumption may lead to.  After an introduction by Rabbi Taubes and some words from Mrs. Tamar Sheffey, our School Social Worker…

by Yisroel Loewy ('16)  Click here to watch "Made in the USA" On Wednesday morning March 5, the news went out - MTA had won an award in the C-SPAN StudentCam documentary contest. "Made in the USA", a documentary produced by Yisroel Loewy ('15) and Shimmy Socol ('16) of MTATV,…

In advance of Yeshiva University's upcoming Sarachek Basketball Tournament, which will be taking place on campus beginning March 27th with the participation of schools from throughout the country, the Sports Management Club - led by Joey Goffstein ('14) - secured their first marketing partnership…

Last Friday, students in the MTA LEAD program had the opportunity to hear from Ron Skotarczak, EVP of Marketing Partnerships at Madison Square Garden. Mr. Skotarczak, who is a member of Sports Business Journal's prestigious 40 under 40 club, spoke to the students about his own career…

by Gabi Rosenthal ('15) On Wednesday, the MTA Chorus traveled to TABC looking to defend their V'ata Banim Shiru Choir Competition victory from last year and their victory from 2011 (there was no competition in 2012).   The competition is held as a fundraiser for the…

On Wednesday, May 28th, the students of Yeshiva University High School for Boys filed into Lamport Auditorium to watch a special movie awards ceremony. Although MTA has hosted a number of film competitions over the last several years, this one was special.  Doug Hemmig, a representative of…

by Yosef Boniuk ('12) This past Friday, the twenty-third of May, Yeshivat Shaalvim for Men participated in the Talmon Marathon.  The event was organized by Eli Rozenberg ('12) and Yaakov Feldstein, two Yeshivat Shaalvim talmidim, who had approached the administration, asking to…

Ari Wallach ('15) looks back on the amazing Lag B'Omer trip to Camp Monroe. Last Thursday, MTA traveled to Camp Monroe, a popular sleep away camp, for the annual school Lag B’Omer trip – an all-day excursion that offers guaranteed camaraderie and fun. A variety of different sports were…