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On Thursday, June 20th, the incoming freshmen class, came together for the annual pre-summer freshmen orientation. After a welcome from Shuey, Rabbi Taubes, and Arista Co-President Philip Meyer ('14), the incoming Lions were treated to a special shiur from Rabbi Eli Cohn. After the intro, students…

After graduating MTA in 2010, Alex Goldberg spent the following year studying at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh and Aharon Watson went on to study at Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh. Driven by the lessons they learned as high school students, they took upon themselves to coordinate an incredible 5k race - known as…

On Thursday evening, parents, families, friends, faculty, and the YU administration gathered for the 93rd annual Commencement Exercises of Yeshiva University High School for Boys. With Rabbi Taubes presiding, the graduates transformed from students to alumni.Remarks were also given by YU President…

On Sunday, MTA and other YU schools joined thousands of marchers and spectators at the annual Celebrate Israel Parade. Students and faculty marched up 5th Ave, following the YU float and proudly showing our support for the State of Israel.    

On Monday morning immediately following davening, the Seniors boarded the awaiting Monsey Trails busses to take off for their final trip as MTA students. The first stop was to play broomball, a unique and entertaining sport that takes place on ice. After lunch, the group headed to gymnastics where…

by Binyomin Shtaynberger ('14) This past Tuesday, the Honors College cohorts met in Belfer Hall for a presentation by Dr. Thomas Otway, Professor of Mathematics at Yeshiva University. The fascinating program was titled "Sunlight Falling on a Cup of Coffee." The general scope of the program was…

by Dovid Ort ('14)   This past Monday, the 6 students of the "Meet the Israeli Author" class had our final meeting with our professional mentor, acclaimed Israeli author Chana Bat-Shachar. After a year of writing, crafting, editing and tweaking our stories with our instructor Morah Haibi…

On Wednesday, the Junior class shiurim enjoyed a day to celebrate the end of the year. Rabbi Mendelson's shiur headed out to play an intense game of softball, where Shlomo Mirsky impressed with his pitching and hitting skills, while the other shiurim headed out to Newark, NJ to watch the Newark…

On Thursday, Rabbi Taubes, Dr. Taylor, and Dr. Berliner presented two juniors with impressive science awards for their outstanding performances in the sciences: Yitzi Lindenbaum was awarded the Bausch and Lomb Award for Science and Excellence and Daniel Jaroslawicz was awarded the Xerox Award for…

by Meir Barg ('16) Last Tuesday night, MTA held a "Captains Debate," in which the best debaters from Central, Flatbush, and MTA competed. The debate kicked off with a delicious Carlos and Gabby's dinner and then it was time to debate. The style of the debate was impromptu, meaning that upon…