YU News

By: Noam Putterman, MTA Class Of 2018 Freshman Night In last Thursday was an incredible experience!  The evening began after Mishmar with Freshmen, their rebbeim, and Cub2Lion Senior mentors making their way downstairs to the cafeteria to kick off an amazing night in yeshiva. Talmidim enjoyed…

By: Elie Burg (‘18) MTA hosted its first blood drive of the school year this past Tuesday.  Coordinated by the Arista National Honors Society, the blood drive was held throughout the entire day in The MTA library.  Dozens of students showed up to do a simple good deed that literally…

By: Akiva Poppers (‘18) and Zakkai Notkin (‘19) The MTA Varsity and JV College Bowl teams attended their first meet of the season on Thursday, November 9th at Heschel High School. The Varsity team entered the meet having just missed the Championship last year, and were determined to come through…

By: Ben Friedman (‘20) and Aaron Borgen (‘20) Coming off an unexpected tie against the Kushner Cobras, the MTA JV Lions hosted the North Shore Stars in the Lion's Den on a cold Sunday afternoon.  Coming into the game, the Stars were 2-1 and the Lions were 1-1-1, both teams needing a win.…

MTA welcomed a record number of 250 prospective families from across the tristate area to our Open House on Sunday, November 12th.  Participants had the opportunity to discover the unique educational experience offered at our yeshiva through a variety of sessions, including Talmud Torah, STEM…

David Tanner ('18) Seniors in Rabbi Beitler and Rabbi Tani Cohen’s shiurim had the priviledge to meet with YU President and MTA alum Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman this week.  As we sat around the large conference table on the 12th floor of Belfer Hall, I couldn't ignore the symbolism. Here we were in…

Elishama Marmon (‘20) MTA hosted our yeshiva-wide Shabbaton at the Raleigh Hotel last week.  The entire school participated in a whirlwind weekend packed with fun-filled activities, meaningful minyanim, and amazing learning.  Starting on Thursday night and Friday, it was non-stop fun…

By: Elishama Marmon (‘20) On Tuesday, talmidim in Rabbi Kerner’s Gemara shiur took a trip to Yad Leah to pack clothing for needy Israeli families. They spent the morning sorting, folding, and packing clothing that was given to the organization. The clothes they packed will be sent to men, women,…