YU News

by Mayer Fink ('16) On Wednesday, November, 28, the Freshmen students stayed after school to attend the Yeshiva College Dramatics Society production of 12 Angry Men, an inspiring and dramatic play performed in YU's Schottenstein Theater by college students. The program was organized by 9th Grade…

by Meir Barg ('16) and CJ Glicksman ('16) This past Monday night, MTA novice debaters went to Ezra Academy in Forest Hills, Queens, to debate with over ten other schools. The resolution was that the New York City soda ban passed by the NYC Board of Health, scheduled to take effect on March 12,…

by Shlomo Anapolle ('13)   This past Thursday, just before Mincha, the Beis Midrash quieted down from the boisterous everyday learning. Rabbi Taubes got up and spoke for a few minutes about the awesome opportunity that our generation has to be able to go and visit Eretz Yisrael. Many of our…

After davening on Sunday morning, Rabbi Taubes addressed the student body to discuss the tense situation in Eretz Yisrael. He introduced Rabbi Eli Cohn, Maggid Shiur and Faculty Advisor for our Hatzioni Club, who informed students of the in-school Tzedakah campaign we were launching with the One…

After davening on Sunday morning, Rabbi Taubes addressed the student body to discuss the tense situation in Eretz Yisrael. He introduced Rabbi Eli Cohn, Maggid Shiur and Faculty Advisor for our Hatzioni Club, who informed students of the in-school Tzedakah campaign we were launching with the One…

by Akiva Schiff (MTA '13) On Wednesday afternoon, the MTA Senior class and the eleventh grade Honors College cohort traveled downtown to attend an Off-Broadway production of the famous classic Cyrano de Bergerac. Many classes had read the play, and the whole group was very excited to see a live…

by Jesse Tawil (MTA '13) This Tuesday, Shlomo Anapolle and Jesse Tawil formed the new Navi Lunch Kollel as part of our Honors College Capstone/Legacy Project. We kicked off the Kollel in the Beis Medrash as Shlomo gave a wonderful and brief summary of the events in Melachim Alef, from David…

I am so proud of all the MTA talmidim who were able to go to Seagate and Far Rockaway to help with the Super Storm Sandy disaster clean up. We took three trips from MTA, with more possibly to come, and helped many families literally and figuratively dig out of the disaster. We will know about…

by Avi Weschler (MTA '14) Last Shabbos, Parshas Toldos, Rabbi Mendelson and his shiur camped out in Washington Heights for the first of several Shabbatons in Yeshiva. Shabbos began on a strong note as the shiur attended the Friday night Carlebach minyan. The energy and excitement of the college…

MTA students once again went out to help with clean-up efforts in communities damaged by Hurricane Sandy. This time, the students traveled to Sea Gate, Brooklyn, where they spent the day cleaning out homes damaged by the winds and flooding caused by the storm. Interestingly, the students ended up…