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Freshmen and their Senior mentors had a great time decorating Sharsheret and Purim themed cakes during a Cake Wars competition in honor of Sharsheret Pink Day! The winning team created a multilayer hamentash-shaped cake depicting several Purim and Sharsheret-related themes. We also…

MTA alumnus Chanoch Aminsky (‘15) led a Question and Answer session in Ivrit in Morah Liora Haibi’s Israel Today class for Juniors, which focuses on current events in Israel.  The class recently learned about events related to the Israeli Army and had the opportunity to ask Aminsky questions…

MTA partners with Yeshivat Makor Chaim in Israel for an annual exchange program where MTA Sophomores and YMC Juniors spend an academic quarter in each other’s yeshiva. YMC Juniors are currently spending this quarter learning at MTA.  In addition to joining the yeshiva’s academic programs, YMC…

By: Joey Burg ('19) Last weekend, the MTA Varsity Basketball Lions had the privilege of participating in the Scott Satran Tournament in Lawrence, NY.  Hosted by the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR), this annual tournament brings ten Yeshiva League teams together to…

By: Shua Pariser, MTA Class of 2020 It’s Finals Week at MTA, which always brings an event that many students and teachers look forward to: our iconic Study Night.  While it’s a known fact that you are supposed to study for finals, it’s not unusual for students to get nervous or overwhelmed.…

By: Noam Putterman, MTA Class Of 2018 This year’s Yeshiva University High Schools Annual Dinner Of Tribute, held on January 3rd, featured a STEM Fair, which provided an opportunity for both MTA and Central students to showcase their latest engineering innovations.  MTA Seniors Hanan Berger…

Talmidim in Rabbi Kerner’s shiur headed out to Paterson, NJ on Sunday to learn about the laws of Shechita, Melicha, and Kisui Hadam from Rabbi Avidan Elkin, a Shochet and MTA parent.  Rav Elkin educated talmidim about how the Shochet sharpens his knife, what makes a shechita kosher or…

Our Makor Chaim Israel Exchange Program has completed its first full week!  Talmidim have been busy learning and exploring Eretz Yisrael.  This week included a hike to Tel Azeka, where talmidim learned about the land and its significance in the history of the Jewish people…

MTA Sophomores Tzvi Simchon (pictured left) and Elya Rothstein (pictured right) competed against each other last week in an effort to get to the next round of the National Shakespeare Competition, reciting soliloquies from Shakespeare's works for a panel of MTA faculty judges. To participate in the…