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Thanks to all of the Juniors, Seniors, and parents who joined us at Monday night's Jewish Life On Campus Night, highlighting the importance of considering Jewish life on campus when making college decisions.  The evening began with an interactive presentation by Rabbi Hart Levine, Founder of…

By: Elishama Marmon (‘20) On Monday night, the Debate Team Captains and Faculty Advisor Mrs. Levitt, surprised team members with an exciting new style of debate at their regular meeting.  Debaters were given a topic that very few of them knew anything about, the powers given to the NSA, and…

By: Ikey Gutlove (‘20) and Tzvi Zigelstein (‘20) On Sunday, December 16th, the MTA Varsity Basketball Lions matched up against the Waterbury Wolfpack at the Max Stern Athletic Center, in a game which promised excitement. Starting from the tip-off, the Lions were in control with Eitan Pfeiffer (‘19…

By: Shua Pariser (‘20) On Sunday, December 16th, the MTA Varsity Hockey Lions played against Solomon Shechter of Long Island.  The game started with a confusing first minutes, while the ball flew all over the court. The clock was ticking as the first period wound down and no goals were scored…

Juniors in our Yeshiva Fellowship program brought halacha to life on Monday, December 17th, as they toured Mikvah Yisroel in Flatbush with their Mashgiach, Rabbi Mendelson, and Dr. Shlomo Neuhoff, whose mother the mikvah is named for.  Talmidim learned how a kosher mikvah is built, including…

MTA’s Shacharis minyan was enhanced by the presence of RIETS Roshei Yeshiva Rav Hershel Schachter and Rav Herschel Reichman, who joined talmidim and rebbeim from all grades and helped set the tone for the fast. According to the Chasam Sofer, Asarah B’Teves, the day the siege on Yerushalayim was…

By: Yosef Zakon (‘21) On Wednesday, December 12th, the MTA JV Basketball Lions took on the Kushner Cobras at Kushner.  The game started with MTA winning the tip, which got the ball to Dani Wolk (‘22), who passed it to Yosef Zakon (‘21) for a layup.  After that, MTA went into their press…

Our talmidim, rebbeim, and faculty had a great time cheering on the Varsity Hockey and Basketball Lions at Winter Classic on Tuesday, December 11th!  We also welcomed an amazing group of 8th Grade students, who enjoyed a D'var Torah from Rabbi Pearl, watching the basketball game with our…