YU News

by Elishama Marmon ('20) On Sunday, the freshmen and their parents gathered in The Lions' Den for a special Freshman Family Event. They ate a delicious brunch of hashed browns, eggs, and bagels. Rabbi Kahn and Elishama Marmon ('2) then gave brief Divrei Torah, in advance of the special Panapoly…

by Ari Englander ('17) On Sunday, members of the Wrubel BMK, along with several talmidim from other shiurim, traveled to Camp Kaylie to run the OXC--Ohel Extreme Challenge. Joined by Rabbi Tanchum Cohen and his children, the boys had a great time running, jumping, and climbing their way through…

by David Tanner ('18) MTA is known for its multitude of student publications. Shema Koleinu is the weekly Torah newsletter, Pearls of Wisdom is the poetry and short story anthology, and The Academy News is MTA's student newspaper. But is there an outlet for MTA students to develop scholarly skills…

by David Tanner ('18) Every year, on the 28th of Iyar, we celebrate the reunification of of Jerusalem. This year, we celebrated its 50th anniversary, the jubilee. But do we really understand the significance of Yom Yerushalayim? Well, if we didn't before, we certainly do now. On Monday morning,…

by Akiva Richman ('19) This past Wednesday, Rabbi Schiller's shiur enjoyed a morning of sports and a BBQ for lunch. Rabbi Schiller is a fan of Millwall F.C., a soccer team that plays in the UK's League 1. In a spectacular turn of events, this past season they placed third in their league, allowing…

by David Brodsky ('19) This past Tuesday, the debate team had the final debate meeting of the year with an amazing Chop Chop dinner. At the meeting, the debaters looked back at all the accomplishments achieved throughout the year, which included the many wins against other Yeshiva League schools.…

by Ariel Retter ('19) After another successful year of the Yeshiva Fellowship program came to a close, students from all grades boarded the bus for a morning filled with fun. After a short bus ride to Votee Park in Teaneck, the talmidim enjoyed a couple of hours of kickball and baseball. Next,…

Far more than middle school, high school requires students to engage in abstract thinking and modes of argument. The skill of writing is crucial for articulating and furthering these arguments and it’s therefore imperative that upon entering high school, students need to quickly and significantly…

by Noam Putterman ('18) On Wednesday morning, before leaving for the annual (post) Lag BaOmer trip to Camp Monroe, the yeshiva heard a shiur from Rav Schenker, who spoke about the importance of Talmud Torah in the life of a ben-Torah, as well as the value of a day spent with the entire yeshiva at…