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By Yosef Schatz ('16) On September 11th, the MTA Outdoors Club went kayaking on the Pompton and Passaic Rivers. The trip was arranged by faculty advisor Mr. Sragow, who also serves as Director of College Guidance and an instructor of history. Eleven MTA students, Mr. Sragow, and faculty member…

By Netanel Tager ('19) An end-of-summer start to school for the 100th graduating class of MTA began with a bang at freshman orientation. It was a shortened day of school, but was jam packed with excitement. A beautiful davening kick-started the day, and was followed by a light breakfast. Next,…

By Raziel Siegman (17') As the new school year begins, many students are excited to join the wide array of clubs and activities that MTA has to offer. The coming school year appears to be a promising one - the incoming freshmen class was privileged to begin school early with an orientation on…

By David Schmidt ('15) This past Tuesday, the "Meet the Israeli Author" Class at MTA had its last meeting with their Author mentor, Chana Bat Shahar. This is a ‘one of a kind’ Hebrew Language elective, created 5 years ago, by the Director of Hebrew Language, Tova Rosenberg.  Throughout the…

by Moshe Hecht ('18) https://vimeo.com/129178840 Click here for more photos This past Thursday, the freshman class went on the annual end-of-the-year freshman rafting trip. along with Rabbi Green, Mr. Gillers, and the classRebbeim. The purpose of this trip, aside from celebrating the end…

On the Friday before Shavuos, the MTA Mountain Lions enjoyed a terrific hike in Upstate New York's Harriman Park. We hiked from Fort Montgomery, along the Hudson River, up Popolopen Creek and then up Popolopen Torne to an amazing vista. The creek was a fantastic mix of fun rock scramble and…

by Yehuda Goldberg ('17) Click here for more photos The Debate Team hosted its annual dinner this past Tuesday in the MTA Library. The featured speaker of the evening, an MTA Debate Team alumnus and American Legion award winner, was Rabbi Etan Schnall ('99), currently a Sho'el U'Meishiv at RIETS…

 As part of his service to ARISTA, MTA's chapter of the National Honor Society, Menachem Gans ('15) served as this year's chairman of our annual school blood drives. Thanks to the terrific marketing and organizational efforts of Menachem and his team, there was a significant increase in the…

Congratulations to Sruli Brach ('17) on his receiving the Outstanding Achievement Award in Chemistry from the American Chemical Society. This award is awarded to one outstanding student in each school for his or her achievements in chemistry. Sruli has proven himself both highly motivated and…

by Yehuda Goldberg ('17) This week, the Honors College had the unique opportunity to be addressed by Akiva Ennis ('10), a UPenn senior and MTA Alum, on the topic of "Synagogues in the Diaspora." The lecture, based on his Senior thesis, was an insightful look into the architectural development of…