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by Yitzy Richter ('17)
On Wednesday night, the culminating event of the year long "Names, Not Numbers" program took place. The survivors and their families joined with the interviewers and their families in a beautiful dinner, in which the documentary that was produced over the course of the year…
by Yoni Wilks ('20)
The final lecture of the Kukin Lecture Series took place last Friday and featured a magnificent presentation by YU President Richard Joel. President Joel shared a variety of his experiences from his time as president of the university, and discussed the different business…
Following two months of heavy analysis of August Wilson's Fences, the seniors enjoyed a special screening of the play turned motion picture release, starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. The group enjoyed watching the film with Mr. Kulnis, watching the brilliant work they had spent…
by Ezra Wildes ('17)
On Tuesday night, the MTA Tennis Lions marched in to Brookdale Park Tennis Center to take on the Kushner Cobras. The Lions started hot with a dominating performance from #2 Singles Captain Zack Steiner ('17), with blistering ground strokes and timely serving, easily defeating…
by David Tanner ('18)
Someone unfamiliar with the annual Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy (MTA) Arista Dinner might be intimidated when hearing of its two-and-a-half-hour length. But any participant would report how quickly the time flies by. Unique as one of the most highly anticipated annual…
by Zeve Kornwasser ('18)
This past Monday, the entire yeshiva assembled to commemorate the lives of over 23,000 kedoshim who perished defending the State of Israel or in heinous acts of terror there. Throughout the assembly, the b'nei haYeshiva were shown a video detailing the uplifting story of…
by Yedidyah Schechter ('19)
This past Tuesday, the day observed as Yom Ha'Atzmaut, MTA joined in the celebration of the 69th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. Donned in blue and white clothing, the students started off our celebrating at the end of Shacharis with an…
This year's new 10th grade Computer Science class is wrapping up the year and finishing their unit on styling web pages with the CSS language. This Thursday, May 4th, the students spent some time in class working on online interactive coding puzzles and challenges to celebrate Star Wars Day! Star…
by Noam Putterman ('18)
We have all heard of the phrase from the Gemara "Talmud Torah keneged kulam," usually translated as "Learning Torah is equal to all of [the other mitzvos]." But what practical relevance does this teaching have in how we live our lives?
During vacation periods, Rabbi Danto…
by Eli Burg ('18)
MTA hosted its third and final blood drive of the school year last Tuesday. Coordinated by the Arista National Honor Society members, the blood drive was held throughout the entire day in the Morgenstern Dormitory lounge across the street from the MTA building. Dozens of MTA…