YU News

by Gavriel Mayer ('15) On Tuesday evening, the Debate team met to prepare for the Kushner debate On Thursday night, the MTA debate team participated in an inter-yeshiva debate meet hosted by Kushner. The meet had both a debate and an extemporaneous speaking aspect to it. MTA's stellar reputation…

from YU News A common spirit runs throughout Yeshiva University: the mandate to matter. Students of all ages and backgrounds come here to pursue a range of professional and personal dreams, from scientific research and medicine to law, Jewish education or public policy, all in a unique yeshiva…

by Jason Blatt ('13) Hatzioni - MTA's Israel Club - has added a social media component to its many offerings. On Hatzioni's brand new Facebook page, created this past week, people can see our updates on Israeli news, pictures about Israel and words of chizuk for the special days of the Jewish…

Just before Pesach, the YU Office of Undergraduate Admissions extended scholarship offers to admitted students and, once again, MTA leads the pack. MTA students were offered a total of nearly $500 thousand per year, which comes out to almost $2 million over the course of the 4 year college…

by Shlomo Anapolle ('13) We wish own very own Yishai Eisenberg ('16), who is the United States Chidon HaTanach (National Bible Contest) champion, much success as he heads off to Israel to represent the United States in Chidon HaTanach HaBenleumi, the International Bible Contest. If anyone has seen…

from YU News Hillel Jacobson ('15) faces challenges and acts on them. In his study of Shakespeare's Macbeth, Hillel took a strong interest in the Globe Theater, where the plays were performed. Along with his father, Hillel constructed a model of the theater, capturing the beauty and intricacies…

by Dovid Baum ('13) Tuesday was no ordinary day for Morah Haibiʼs 12th grade Hebrew Ulpan elective. In class, the students were learning how to converse at a supermarket; to assist with the learning process, the boys visited the popular "Just Kosher" supermarket, located across the street from MTA…

As part of the new MTA LEAD program, which MTA in partnership with the Sy Syms School of Business offers to students interested in business and entrepreneurship, high school students are invited to select lectures of the Doris & Dr. Ira Kukin Entrepreneurial and Executive Lecture Series.…

by David Aaronson ('14) This past Thursday, forty-five MTA students, along with ten faculty members, traveled to Washington DC for HaTzioni's first annual MTAPAC mission. The exciting day began with Shacharis at 6:25am in the Beis Medrash. Shortly after davening, we boarded the bus and departed…

With excerpts from YU News On March 7, students in both the Sports Management club and course had the opportunity to hear from NBA agent Leon Rose. Rose was brought in to speak by Yeshiva University's Sports Management Club. Rose, attorney and sports agent, represents many  National…