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Before Pesach, MTA students went to pack Pesach food for Jewish soldiers in the American army. The program is run by KosherTroops. KosherTroops received a letter from one of the soldiers who benefitted from the packing that the MTA students did. Below is the letter: Dear Mrs. Fuerst, Words…

by CJ Glicksman ('16) This past Tuesday night the Mock Trial team faced Hunter College High School in the "top thirty-two" round of the New York Mock Trial competition. Only thirty-two teams were left in the New York City region (originally consisting of over one hundred teams). All…

by David Tanner ('18) Back in November, MTA's own Rabbi Danto kicked off the special Bein HaSedarim Raffle program, available to students in all grades. The idea was to encourage talmidim to learn in a Beis Medrash environment during the off-time each week between Thursday night and Sunday…

by Yair Caplan ('17)   Click here for more pictures and videos!   Last Wednesday, the Class of 2017 set off on a two day trip full of fun, excitement, and anticipation. And the trip did not disappoint, as the grade was kept busy with all-day programming and fun activities. The annual…

Each day during breakfast, students meet in the Library with peers to tutor and be tutored in a variety of school courses. Students who need help with a particular assignment can get help from others who are proficient in that subject area and who volunteer to help out. Sometimes there is a pre-…

by Zach Stein ('17) This past Monday night, the Lions traveled to Brooklyn for their final match against the Magen David Yeshivah (MDY) Warriors. Previously, the Lions beat the Warriors in OT and they were looking for an easier victory this time around. The Lions stormed out of the gates firing…

by Jeremy Borgen ('15) A couple of weeks ago, Rabbi Tanchum Cohen's 12th grade Wruble Beis Medrash Katan shiur took a trip to Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario for a weekend in conjunction with NCSY. The trip started with a bus ride from MTA to Newark Airport on Wednesday afternoon, where…

by Zach Stein ('17)   MTA vs MDY After an intense season opener against Flatbush the Lion's looked to carry their momentum over to the home opener against Magen David. Both teams came out looking extremely flat, as the halftime score was only 2-2. In the middle of the third quarter…

by Raffi Anapolle ('15) This past Wednesday, the day before MTAPAC's mission to Washington DC, students had the privilege of hearing from Avi Schranz, treasurer of NORPAC, a pro-Israel political action committee. He explained how NORPAC's main job is to find funding for members of Congress who…

by Moshe Hecht ('18) This past Thursday, MTA students, led by Rabbi Eli Cohn, had the opportunity to participate in the annual lobbying mission for Israel in Washington DC. In advance of the mission, the participants had a training session with representatives of StandWithUs, an…