YU News

by Binyamin Pfeiffer ('13) On Tuesday night, 16 students along with Rabbi Eli Cohn, the Hatzioni faculty advisor, traveled to the Loews Theater on 68th street to attend the premiere of the  "The Pioneers," a new film based on Ambassador Yehuda Avner's famous book "The Prime Minsters." It was…

by Dovid Baum ('13) This past week was the last full week of General Studies classes for seniors, and it was a perfect week to celebrate all the progress Morah Haibi's Hebrew ulpan class had made in their preparation for their year in Israel. In order to test the progress of the students, they…

by Yoni Kornblau ('15) This past Thursday during lunch, students had the opportunity to hear from Yishai Fleischer, the only English language radio host in Israel. Before he actually began speaking, he gave out a CD that has a compilation of 16 Zionistic/pro Aliyah themed songs to everybody who…

On Monday, the MTA Spirit Wear Store officially launched with a sale in the lobby. Students were able to purchase the brand new "Lion4Life" hoodies, pajama pants, kippahs, scarfs, socks and magnets. Anyone interested in purchasing MTA gear should please stop by the main office.

by Akiva Schiff ('13) On Sunday, the ten members of the MTA Chorus traveled to Yeshiva Rambam to compete in the annual V'ata Banim Shiru choir competition. The event began at 1pm with the introduction of the hosts and judges. Then, each school sang their first song. Following this, a video clip was…

by Eli Berger ('13) This past Wednesday, a few shiurim had the zechus to join Yeshiva University in welcoming and learning from Rav Shlomo Amar, the Rishon LeTzion and Sepharadi Chief Rabbi of Israel. When Rav Amar was escorted into the Glueck Beis Medrash, a reverent silence fell upon all in…

Sunday MTA Spirit Week kicked off on Sunday with an all-school davening in Lamport Auditorium, followed by inspiring words from Student Council President Eli Weinstein ('13), who highlighted how fortunate we are to be part of the MTA legacy, and how proud we are to be Lions. As the theme of the…

by Meir Barg ('15) This past Monday, debaters from Rambam, Central, and MTA went to SAR to debate the resolution that the United States government should mandate that paid maternity and paternity leave of one month be provided to all employees. After a quick dinner, it was time to for the…

by Ari Brown ('14) On Wednesday night, MTA hosted the annual "College Night" for junior class students and parents. The program featured speeches from college students at both YU and NYU who spoke about their experience. Mr. Gononsky and Rabbi Brownstein addressed the crowd, providing a strategy…

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…