YU News

by Avi Weschler ('14) On Monday, the shiurim of Rabbis T. Cohen, Hecht, Mendelson, Danto, Beitler and Schiller were fortunate to hear from Jarrod Bernstein in the newly renovated lecture hall, room 404. Mr. Bernstein is the former Obama Administration Counter Terrorism and Community Outreach…

by Moshe Bochner ('13) Last week, as a culmination of a year of learning practical and conversational Hebrew, forty members of the senior class were treated to a free lunch at Golan Heights Grill. To celebrate their success in mastering conversational Hebrew, both of Morah Haibi's twelfth grade…

by Shlomo Anapolle ('13) This past Thursday, Rabbi Jeremy Stern from ORA, the Organization for the Resolution of Agunot, delivered a presentation to Seniors regarding a major issue facing our community, the issue of Agunot. There are two ways that a woman can become an Agunah. One is when her…

by Jesse Tawil ('13) On Tuesday, the College Bowl team went to Chop Chop, an on-campus kosher Chinese and sushi restaurant, to celebrate an exciting and successful season. This year, Varsity College Bowl, comprised of Yonah Stromer ('13), Shmuli Novogroder ('13), Jesse Tawil ('13), Zack Kaufman ('…

Although School Spirit Week took place a few weeks ago, the pride of being a Lion continues... [easyembed field="VimeoLions"]

On Sunday, we were proud to host a siyum mishnayos for Eli Berger ('13) who completed the entire shisha sidrei mishnah! Joined by his family, his shiur, and all of his past MTA rebbeim & some of their shiurim, Eli completed the final mishna and shared a dvar torah. Rabbi Tanchum Cohen, Eli's…

by Shlomo Fried ('14) and Daniel Jaroslawicz ('14) Last Friday, Dr. Berliner's AP Physics class took a trip to the George Washington Bridge. When we first arrived, we were introduced to our Guide, Andrea Giorgi Bocker, who works as engineer of construction for the George Washington Bridge and Bus…

by Max Hoffman ('13) This past Monday, the seniors gathered in the library after davening for the annual Senior Breakfast. The seniors were treated to a delicious, breakfast of bagels, cream cheese, eggs, orange juice, coffee and assorted pastries from Lake Como Pizza. After everyone began eating…

by Yosef Takhalov ('16) On Sunday, May 5th, MTA was privileged to host a program involving a Bais Ezra residence for children and young adults with disabilities. The shiurim of Rabbis Bechhoffer, Soniker, Axelrod, and Schenker had the privilege to host and participate in programs that were…

by Moshe Bochner ('13) On Wednesday night, the annual Names, Not Numbers (NNN) dinner took place in Yeshiva University's Belfer Hall. The event was a culmination of the work done by students, teachers, videographers, and most importantly, the Holocaust survivors who were interviewed by the…