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Today’s MTA Light is Freshman Sam Verstandig of Kew Gardens Hills.  Sam’s strong leadership skills and determination have shown us what a big difference one person can make.  As an 8th grade student at Yeshiva of Central Queens, Sam became the President of Mix It Up, the school’s anti-…

On Sunday morning, December 10th, the MTA robotics teams, Lionotics and Lionotics 2, participated in their first competition of the year.  The students worked hard to create the best robots possible to compete in the FIRST Tech Challenge, a competition that challenges teams to design, build,…

The Names, Not Numbers program, developed and created by MTA Director of Special Programs Mrs. Tova Fish-Rosenberg, transforms the teachings of the Holocaust by taking it beyond traditional classroom walls, and turning it into an interactive, creative, and empowering educational lesson.  …

By: Nadav Heller (MTA Class of 2019) Last week, MTA attended an incredible Debate Tournament at Ma’ayanot on the topic of legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide. The team prepared for weeks, with the help of multiple faculty members and rebbeim, including Biology and Lab Instructor Mr. Berenson and…

The Beis Medrash was packed on Wednesday night at our Pre-Chanukah Mishmar Madness!  The evening began with talmidim learnin b'chevrusah with Yeshiva University students, followed by dinner, interactive rotating shiurim with our rebbeim, and a shiur given by Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, Dean of YU's…

By: Yoni Wilks (‘20) Last week, Mrs. Levitt ‘s English Literature class was transformed into a Broadway theater as students had the opportunity to split into groups and perform different acts from Macbeth, a play by William Shakespeare.  Each group was assigned an act, which they had to…

By: Yoni Wilks (‘20) Just two weeks ago, talmidim in Rabbi Kerner’s shiur experienced a fun-filled and inspiring Shabbaton.  Talmidim met up on Friday afternoon for pre-Shabbos football and soccer games.  Afterwards, everyone went to their host homes to settle in for Shabbos.  …

Chessed is an integral value at MTA and Chessed Coordinator, Rabbi Eytan London, works tirelessly to develop opportunities for talmidim to give back to others throughout the year.  Last week, talmidim in Rabbi Richter and Rabbi Cohn's shiurim visited Kosher Troops and packed kosher food for…

The Honors College at MTA is an enriched academic program for exceptionally gifted students who seek an intensive and integrated course of study.  Students enrolled in the Honors College participate in a more rigorous academic schedule that includes lectures, a book project, cultural and…