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This past Shabbos, the Yeshiva Fellowship held its much anticipated Shabbaton at the Mount Laurel Resort in White Haven, Pennsylvania. The weekend kicked off with learning and dinner on Thursday night at Congregation Beth Abraham in Bergenfield, where the boys began studying the first perek of…

by Akiva Richmond ('19) MTA LEAD is a program where students get to learn about entrepreneurship, draw up business plans, and ultimately present their ideas to a panel of distinguished judges. This past Monday, the students in MTA LEAD had the opportunity to discuss their business ideas with…

Last Shabbos, Rabbi Mendelson's shiur had their annual Brooklyn Shabbaton. Accompanied by the four Makor Chaim boys the weekend kicked off with a tour of the Living Torah Museum on Friday morning. The Shiur was shown many ancient historical artifacts as well as the smallest kosher Sefer Torah in…

Last Thursday, hours before Rabbi Josh Kahn was officially announced to the broader public as the next Head of School at our illustrious yeshiva, Rabbi Kahn was formally introduced to the YUHSB faculty. Senior Vice President of Yeshiva University Rabbi Josh Joseph described the search process and…

by CJ Glicksman ('16) After winning in their first three matches, the Mock Trial team played its fourth match of the year this past Wednesday night against the highly touted Stuyvesant School. Lawyers Chaim Roffman ('16), Yehuda Goldberg ('16), and Ben Zuckier ('17) argued on behalf of Officer…

by David Pando ('16) The Soccer Lions warm up before their match Coming off a disappointing loss to SAR last week, the MTA soccer team had their second match of the season this past Tuesday; this time in The Lions' Den. A new team from YDE entered the den, not knowing what the Lions had in store…

As a part of the National Problem Gambling Awareness Month this March, MTA faculty and students participated in Gambling Awareness Day, bringing this rarely talked about but very important topic to life. On Tuesday, March 15th, regular Shiurim and classes were set aside to make time to discuss…

Rabbi Josh Kahn has been named the new head of school at MTA, beginning July 1st. The appointment is the culmination of an extensive international search that involved parents, faculty, alumni, board members, and YU administrators. Rabbi Kahn is a graduate of YU's Yeshiva College, Rabbi Isaac…

by Yair Gross ('16) This past Monday, the Arista Honor Society ran its 10th annual Blood Drive. This year, the drive was held in the MTA lunchroom rather than its usual location, the Morg basement, because that basement has been renovated and is now a beautiful new Beis Medrash. The Blood Drive…