YU News

by Shimmy Mandelbaum ('16) On Wednesday night, the entire second floor was filled with teachers and Arista Honors Society students helping other students review for their final exams. A special pizza dinner was served to all who attended. There were three sessions throughout the evening in which…

by Yosef Schatz ('14) On Thursday night, MTA held its annual end-of-the-year Grand Siyum, celebrating the completion of a masechta by over 170 students! The siyum took place in YU's Furst Hall, and many students, parents and faculty members attended. To start off the evening, Rabbi Taubes spoke…

by Shimmy Mandelbaum ('16) After much anticipation and waiting following a postponement due to weather, the annual freshmen rafting trip finally took place this past Tuesday on the Lehigh River. After davening on Tuesday, the freshmen class piled into 2 Monsey Tours coach buses, and enjoyed a…

by Binyomin Shtaynberger ('14) This past Tuesday, following the Memorial Weekend break, the 11th grade took a trip to the American Museum of Natural History. Upon reaching the museum, the students were divided into groups with different chaperones from the faculty who led the students on their…

by Zev Markowitz ('14) On Wednesday, Hatzioni hosted its End-of-Year Luncheon, which featured  Hon. Gil Lainer, Israeli Consul General for Public Diplomacy.  Lainer, a career diplomat who has held postings in Africa and the United States, talked about what Israel has to offer and its…

by Gavriel Mayer ('15) On Thursday, students in Ms. Harris-Linton's Scientific Engineering courses headed to HAFTR for the 2nd Annual CIJE-Tech Young Engineers Exposition. The students arrived early and quickly set up their demonstrations. At the start of the exposition, all the participants were…

by Gabi Steinberg ('13) Fortunately, more Torah is being learned now than at any time since the second Bais Hamikdash.  However, despite this beautiful phenomenon, only 500,000 of the 6,000,000 Jews in the United States are keeping Shabbos. Rabbi Mordechai Tropp from Aish HaTorah's Project…

by Chanoch Aminsky ('15) This past Thursday, students had the privilege of hearing from Avi Schranz, treasurer of NORPAC, a pro-Israel political action committee. He spoke about how NORPAC provides funding for members of Congress, in addition to hosting Israel advocacy events, including a mission…

by Jesse Tawil ('13) This past Wednesday night, the annual Yeshiva University High Schools Dinner of Tribute took place at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadows, Queens. The evening started with a special shiur delivered by Meir Finkelstein ('13), followed by a special shiur by a senior from…

On Thursday, members of the Model UN team, joined by a few members of the Hatzioni club, traveled down the FDR to the United Nations headquarters for a private tour of the facility. The phenomenal tour guide, who hailed from the African nation of Eritrea, explained to the students the many details…