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by David Schmidt ('16) On Tuesday, November 24th, the 12th grade Honors College, in conjunction with the MTA Comic Book Club, went on a partial day trip to The New York Historical Society to see the exhibit "Superheroes in Gotham." This exhibit focused on "New York born" superheroes and their…

This past Monday, the Senior Class had the opportunity to hear Rabbi Michael Schudrich, the Chief Rabbi of Poland, speak about his experience as the rabbinic leader of a country and the Jewish community's significance, both historically and contemporarily. A musmach of RIETS here at YU, Rabbi…

by Shimmy Mandelbaum ('16) On Tuesday, November 24th, 2015, the MTA senior class had the privilege of meeting with Yeshiva University President Richard Joel ('68) to discuss the next four years of their lives. During the meeting, held in his office, President Joel discussed at great length his…

MTA students Gavi Goldstein ('17), Meechael Hizami ('16), and Ariel Manakhimov ('17) attended the Congress of Future Medical Leaders recently. The Congress is a prestigious academic conference sponsored by the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists. As it is designed to…

by: Rami Nordlicht ('16) This past Sunday, the MTA Varsity Hockey Lions took on the JEC Thunder in the Lions' Den. The matchup was especially important for the Lions, who were attempting to make up ground in the standings with a few divisional victories. Despite outplaying the Thunder for the vast…

The Debate Club was very fortrunate to have Mr. Zack Rosenberg as its speaker last week to discuss how to cross examine. Mr. Rosenberg, a graduate of University of Chicago Law School, husband of our new math teacher Mrs. Newborn, and a participant in our recent Shabbaton, shared classic and newer…

by: Yosef Schatz ('16) Every football fan's favorite part of Thursday is Thursday Night Football, and what better way for a fan to spend Thursday night than at an actual NFL football game! Well, that's exactly how many MTA juniors and seniors spent last Thursday, November 12th in advance of the…

by: Shimmy Mandelbaum ('16) . For more pictures from the Shabbaton, visit our Flickr. This past weekend, nearly the entire student and faculty body joined together for what turned out to be a thrilling experience for all. The 4th annual MTA Yeshiva-wide Shabbaton - sponsored by the Class of 2006…

Walking through Central Park a few weeks ago, BJ Frenkel ('05) bumped into Mr. Lenny Wetzler, the former MTA Librarian who retired in 2010 after many years at the school. He was saddened to learn that Mr. Wetzler's identical twin brother, Peter, who often visited MTA, passed away almost a year ago…