by Yedidyah Schechter ('19)
This past Tuesday night, the debate team held its first novice debate of the year. The novices were all very nervous, being that it was their first debate ever. Leading up to the debate, Mrs. Levitt, MTA's dedicated debate coach, held lunch practices where she taught…
This week, the freshmen participating in the Yeshiva Fellowship had the z'chus to learn about the laws and requirements of an eruv from Rabbi Yosef Bechhofer, who is an MTA Rebbe and a renowned expert in hilchos eruvin, having written several seforim on the topic. Following Rabbi Bechhofer's…
by Yehuda Alter ('16)
This past Saturday night marked the beginning of the MTA varsity hockey season, as the Lions faced the SAR Sting at home. It was a hard and physical game, but a string of four quick goals near the end of the first period proved to be too much for the Lions to handle, as they…
On Wednesday, October 28, 2015, the MTA student body was privileged to hear from Mr. Paul Friedman, northeast Regional Director of Stand With Us. The event, which was organized by Hatzioni Treasurer Hillel Krief ('16), focused upon the current crisis in Israel. After a brief introduction and an…
On Monday, October 26th, Dean Michael Strauss of Yeshiva University's Sy Syms School of Business came by MTA to kick off the MTA LEAD program. In addition to his role at YU, Dean Strauss, a former senior executive at American Express, also serves as CEO of BSafe Electrix. The MTA library filled up…
This past Monday, October 29, 2015, MTA held its first blood drive of the year. The event was run by Shalom Stieglitz ('16) and Aryeh Ness ('16) of the Arista Honors Society, who dedicated much time to organizing and advertising the drive. The blood drive, which was held in the Morgenstern…
On Thursday, October 22nd, 3 busses filled with excited Freshmen headed to Norvin Green State Forest for the Freshman Hike on what would be an unforgetable day. Upon their arrival, students piled off the busses, anticipating an amazing hike. And that it was, thanks to beautuful weather and great…
On Tuesday, the entire Freshmen class gathered together for what would be a short but very exciting event: Freshmen Student Council Elections. There were six amazing candidates who stood up in front of their peers to share how they felt they could improve the school and serve their fellow…
by Jack Alkhabaz ('17)
On Wednesday, MTA's 11th grade Meet the Israeli Author elective kicked off its first formal class. Meet the Israeli Author is a Hebrew elective course for motivated Hebrew language students and budding Hebrew writers. Throughout the year, we will be participating in monthly…
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On Sunday, October 18th, MTA students and their family members came together for an epic day of Torah study at the annula Parent-Son Learning program. After davening, the event's participants were treated to a fabulous breakfast that highlighted the uniqueness of…