YU News

by Avraham Tsikhanovski ('16) This past Wednesday, seven students from MTA joined YUPAC on the annual Yeshiva University lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. After a training session earlier in the week, everyone was ready to pitch to their congressmen the importance of the US-Israel relationship…

On Wednesday, MTA welcomed four boys from Yeshivat Makor Chaim in Eretz Yisrael with a lavish breakfast for the whole Junior class. The breakfast included Dunkin Donuts, hashbrowns, and much more! The program began with a D'var Torah from the Menahel of Makor Chaim, Rabbi David Rabinovich,…

by Shimmy Mandelbaum ('16) Immediately following their match against the Lexington High School for the Deaf, the MTA Wrestling team faced one of their chief opponents, Long Island Lutheran. LIL took first place in the private school league that the Lions participated in last year, while the Lions…

by Shimmy Mandelbaum ('16) On Monday, January 11th, the MTA Wrestling Team had their 5th match of the season against the Lexington High School for the Deaf. The Lexington High School is for students with hearing impairments, and require slightly altered rules when wrestling: the referee must touch…

by Yochanan Zupnik ('19) This past Monday, it was Rosh Chodesh and the Freshmen class had the privilege of a receiving a special breakfast in honor of the new month of Shevat. The purpose of the breakfast was to bond with our rebbeim and friends in preparation for our first high school finals.…

by Rami Nordlicht ('16) On Wednesday night, MTA students, faculty members, and senior members of the Arista Honors Society came together for a fantastic night of pre-finals studying. Throughout the course of the night, students were able to sit in on review sessions provided by teachers, avail…

by Rami Nordlicht ('16) This past Wednesday night, the MTA Varsity Hockey Lions played the JEC Thunder. The Lions' hopes for a playoff berth were hanging in the balance, and the Lions knew that any result short of a victory would push them to the brink of elimination. Additionally, the Lions…

by Shimmy Mandelbaum ('16) This Wednesday, the MTA wrestling team had their fourth match of the season, competing against the New York Institute for Special Services. NYISS, which is a school for visually impaired students, requires that during a match, wrestlers must not break contact for more…

by Raziel Siegman ('17) This past Shabbos, Rabbi Mendelson's 11th grade shiur had the privilege of staying at Yeshiva University for their second "In-Shabbos." The boys slept in the MTA dorms and ate their Shabbos seudos in the YU cafeteria with the YU students. Over the course of Shabbos, the…

by Elie Burg ('18) Towards the end of last week, the Makor Chaim exchange students headed to the Israel Museum. They had the chance to learn there about the evolution of various peoples and cultures in the history of Israel. They then had the pleasure of spending Shabbos at Yeshivat Har Etzion…