YU News

By: Shua Pariser (‘20) On Wednesday, October 30th, the MTA Varsity Hockey Lions played against Hillel High School. Both teams were ready for an exciting game. Two minutes into the first period, Gabe Pudell (‘21) scored what turned out to be the first of many MTA goals. Shortly after that, Ben…

By: Ikey Gutlove (‘20) Throughout the 2018-19 basketball season, the MTA Varsity Lions saw much success both on and off the court. Whether it was hanging out as a team, coming close to winning the Glouberman Tournament in Los Angeles, or winning the Tier 2 Sarachek Championship, there was plenty…

MTA’s Names, Not Numbers program welcomed award-winning investigative reporter Jonah Kaplan on Wednesday, October 30th.  Originally from Philadelphia, Kaplan joined ABC11 Eyewitness News in 2016 as the Political and Investigative Reporter.  A two-time Emmy nominee, he is an integral part…

By: Mr. Chayim Goldberg, MTA Chemistry Instructor, Student Internship Advisor This summer I had the privilege to work with three talented MTA Juniors on a cancer research project at Yeshiva University. The three students chosen to participate in this program, Shua Feigin, Moishe Newman, and Aaron…

MTA hosted Simchas Beis Hashoeva events over Sukkos in Brooklyn, Highland Park, Monsey, Queens, and Teaneck.  Talmidim and rebbeim enjoyed singing, dancing, divrei Torah, spending time together, and bonding outside the classroom. The MTA community is comprised of families from communities…

By: Binyamin Fox (‘21) At the beginning of each school year, the MTA Debate Team is proud to welcome a crop of new members. Under the direction of Debate Coach Mrs. Harriet Levitt, these new debaters are taught how to effectively research and debate issues and are immediately exposed to…

On Thursday, October 3rd, MTA talmidim were zoche to have their Aseres Yemei Teshuva teffilos enhanced by the presence of YU Rosh Yeshiva Rav Herschel Reichman, who joined the yeshiva’s Shacharis minyan.  Rav Reichman, along with MTA and YU Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Michael Taubes, led talmidim in an…

On Thursday, October 3rd, MTA Juniors braved the rain and joined the Jewish Home Family's Safely@Home program and built sukkahs for those who were unable to build their own in the New Jersey Jewish community. Talmidim enjoyed participating in this program, which enables them to help community…

We set the tone for a meaningful Rosh Hashana for all of our talmidim at last night's Mishmar Madness. The event featured chaburahs with Yeshiva University talmidim and our own Beis Medrash Katan talmidim and shiurim with MTA rebbeim, which focused on topics relevant to Rosh Hashana. …