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Earlier this week, we were excited to announce our new partnership with MacsLive, the official broadcast home of YU Athletics and the Red Sarachek Tournament. MacsLive has been kind enough to power their new MTA subsidiary, LionsLive. LionsLive is planning to officially launch for the upcoming…

by Shlomo Fried ('14) On January 16th, Dr. Berliner's AP Physics class, joined by RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rav Hershel Schachter and parent Mrs. Deborah Rosensweig, took a trip to explore Grand Central Terminal (GCT). We visited the secret M42 sub-basement 13 stories down, as well as the top floor of…

Debate at MTA is more than  learning arguments for debates, and more than developing cross-examination techniques.  Debate opens the door to becoming familiar with a body of knowledge not often afforded to students. This past Wednesday evening,  the Debate Club heard all about…

We welcomed back our students who participated on the Yeshivat Makor Chaim Exchange program, and also greeted our new exchange students from Makor Chaim! A special breakfast reception, in which Rabbi Taubes welcomed the guests, was held on Wednesday morning and our new students are already…

For the second consecutive year, the MTA Varsity Hockey Lions, along with coaches Eitan Mishkoff and Dovie Quint, traveled to Miami, FL to run the ING Half-Marathon on behalf of Chai Lifeline. The team ran this year in memory of Sari Ort, sister of player Dovid Ort ('14) who passed away from cancer…

by Akiva Schiff ('13) On Thursday, the "Names, Not Numbers" class met in the Library to discuss filming techniques for our interviews this coming week. The program works with a professional filmmaker, Mauricio, and he presented to us various camera techniques for us to be aware of in advance of…

Last Thursday, we were given off to begin our free Shabbat; we all ended up spending the weekend with family we have living in Israel.  When we returned on Sunday, we enjoyed regular classes and dinner together. On Tuesday, we went on a trip to Bat Ayin, a small water tunnel, and then to a…

On Wednesday night, on the eve of the study day in advance of Finals, the Arista honors society hosted a study night for the school. Dozens of students and many teachers stayed late to work in groups, reviewing the material that had been so eagerly studied over the semester, in anticipation of…

The robotics team is putting the finishing touches on the robot they have been building over the first semester. After winter break, they will be tweaking the robot and entering it into a number of competitions. Click here to view the video highlight filmed and edited by Shimmy Socol ('16). […

Akiva Blumenthal ('12), with the help of Jeremy Felder ('12) and Avi Kaye ('12), who graduated from MTA this past June took the initiative in developing a chesed program at Yeshivat Torat Shraga in Jerusalem, where he is studying this year. After the missile crisis of November, Akiva approached the…