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MTA celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut with an exciting chagiga, featuring live music and dancing.  Talmidim and rebbeim rejoiced together as they honored Israel’s declaration of independence.  Following the celebration, everyone participated in a conversation with MTA alum Matthew Albert (‘17),…

By: Andrew Jacobson (‘20) On Monday, May 6th, the MTA Soccer Lions squared off against MDY in a game that will be remembered as a refreshing and hard-fought win.  With a win, MTA would secure the 2nd seed and home field advantage throughout the first two playoff rounds. Magen David was…

MTA commemorated Yom Hazikaron with a meaningful program, featuring a moving speech by former lone soldier and current RIETS semicha student Michael Goldman, who shared his experience fighting for Israel in Gaza and discussed how his faith in Hashem helped him get through such a difficult time.…

MTA raised a total of $551,080 for its Scholarship Fund during a 24-hour fundraising blitz held on Monday, May 6th and Tuesday, May 7th.  With help from a committee of dedicated parents, rebbeim, faculty members, and talmidim who worked around the clock, MTA surpassed its original goal of…

By: Eli Fisher (‘20) Blood Drives are usually not inviting events.  The acrid metallic smell instantly brings a needle penetrating the skin to mind.  The dim whirring leads one to recall the sight of bags full of blood kept in constant motion.  However, this week’s MTA Blood Drive…

By: Binyamin Fox (‘21) On Wednesday, May 1st, a group of MTA talmidim with a passion for public service were privileged to join like-minded students from other high schools for the inaugural Civic Spirit Day.  This exciting program is part of MTA’s ongoing partnership with Civic Spirit, a…

This Yom Hashoah, MTA hosted a meaningful program, which began with opening remarks from head of School Rabbi Joshua Kahn, followed by Senior Nadav Heller, who talked about his experience interviewing a Holocaust survivor as part of MTA’s Names, Not Numbers program.  The introduction closed…

MTA talmidim in Rabbi Danto’s Freshman Shiur have voluntarily taken it upon themselves to not only be mesayem the entire Maseches Megilla, but to also do chazzarah on each daf at least 4 times.  As part of this unique initiative, the entire Shiur was invited to participate in a very special…

By: Eli Fisher (‘20)   On Tuesday evening, the Arista Honors Society (MTA’s branch of the National Honors Society), held its annual dinner, which celebrated the accomplishments of the Seniors and also inducted Juniors into the Society.  Outgoing Presidents, Raphi Feig (‘19), Yedidya…

On Monday, April 8th, the Honors College held another successful debate on the following Resolution: Societies Inevitably Produce Elites Who Are the Best Source for Effective Government.  This was the second debate topic drawn from the American Dialogue, a recent book by Joseph Ellis, which…