YU News

by Dovid Tanner ('18) This past Thursday, December 24th, Rabbi Kerner's 10th grade shiur was privileged to visit Manhattan's Lower East Side. First, we made our way to the famous old Bialystoker Synagogue, named after the city in Poland its founders originally hailed from. Rabbi Zvi Romm, a…

by CJ Glicksman ('16) This past Sunday, MTA held its annual Great Debate at Yeshiva University's Belfer Hall. MTA invited 12 Yeshiva High Schools to participate in a day full of debating on the topic of whether or not organ donation should be presumed after death. The program started off with…

by Alex Klein ('16) This past Monday, 17 members of MTA's Sports Management Club, along with Executive Director Shuey Jacoby, were privileged to receive a private tour of Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets of the NBA and New York Islanders of the NHL. The tour of the arena, which was…

Last Motzaei Shabbos, parents from the variety of MTA communities joined together for the first ever "Parent Appreciation Event." This program, which had no cost for attendees, was held downstairs in the historic "Lions' Den," and enabled parents to get together in a warm and friendly atmosphere…

by Yisrael Danesh ('16) On November 18th, Ezra Schwartz, H"yd, was brutally murdered by terrorists in Eretz Yisrael, where he was spending the year, while engaged in the performance of a mitzvah. In light of this, students in over 40 Yeshiva High Schools from throughout the world took upon…

by Benji Bral ('18) On Thursday, December 17th, the MTA Wrestling team began their official season by taking on the reigning champions of YU's Wittenberg Tournament, the SAR Sting, in their first match. Despite their presumed underdog status, MTA began by having its wrestlers win by pin 4 out of…

by Akiva Axel ('16) On Sunday, December 13th, the MTA Wrestling Team started the season off on the right foot. Competing in the Port Richmond Holiday Tournament, the Lions finished in 5th place with three finalists and four place finishers overall. Making their way to the finals were Naftali…

by Shimmy Mandelbaum ('16) On Thursday, December 17th, Rabbi Shulman's Shiur had the opportunity to help distribute meals to the needy community in Queens through Masbia. The class began their eventful morning arriving at the Masbia headquarters at 11:15 AM and got straight to work. Tasks…

On Wednesday, with the help of Mrs. HLZacks, MTA LEAD hosted a small networking event, allowing prospective entrepreneurs to meet and partner with prospective product designers. Students from across all grades joined along with the Scientific Engineering students and worked in small groups to…

by Avraham Tsikhanovski ('16) Last week, Mr. Sragow, MTA's Director of College Guidance, and two MTA seniors visited Brandeis University. The trip started on Friday morning and the MTA delegation arrived at Brandeis around noon. After eating some delicious food at the Kosher cafeteria, they…