For the second consecutive year, MTA Senior Aryeh Greenberg has won a scholarship to attend the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, taking place on June 4 – 8 in San Jose, CA. WWDC offers 100 technical and design-focused sessions presented by Apple engineers, hands-on labs, one-on-one consultations with experts, guest speakers, and networking events. The WWDC […]
By: Benny Jacob (‘18)
The MTA Robotics Teams ended their season on a very high note, after one team made it to the First Tech Challenge East Super Regional. After the East Super Regional was over, the future Team Captains, Dovi Pfeiffer, Akiva Richman, and Netanel Tager, completed another robot to see if the Juniors […]
After weeks of preparation and training, 45 student members of the MTA Political Action Club headed to Washington, DC on Monday for a successful day of lobbying. Students met with Congress and Senate staffers and discussed the impending US Embassy move to Jerusalem, the Taylor Force Act, BDS, and other issues surrounding the American-Israel relationship. […]
MTA participated in Yeshiva University’s Giving Day on April 25th and raised $355,680 in 24 hours for its Scholarship Campaign. “We are truly inspired by the generosity of the MTA community, because of which, we will be able to provide a strong Torah and academic education for students who otherwise would not have access to […]
By: Gabe Isaacs (’18) The MTA Tennis Lions opened their 2018 campaign this past Sunday evening against a formidable Heschel squad, last year’s reigning division champs. Heschel demonstrated their might early on, with two quick victories in 1st Singles and 2nd Doubles. However, MTA got on the board soon after thanks to a crafty performance from first- […]
MTA talmidim celebrated Yom Ha’atzmaut with an exciting array of activities. The celebrations for Israel’s 70th Birthday began with the entire yeshiva davening an uplifting Hallel together at Shacharis, followed by Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Michael Taubes reinforcing the importance of the day with a meaningful d’var Torah, and a lively chagiga with singing, dancing, and […]
In preparation for Yom Hazikaron, MTA students had the opportunity to hear from IDF General Bentzi Gruber, Founder of Ethics In The Field, a non-profit organization that instills the values of community and social responsibility in the hearts of IDF soldiers throughout their military service, enabling them to maintain their moral compass while defending and […]
To commemorate Yom Hazikaron, MTA joined over 95 schools from 12 countries to watch and discuss Jerusalem U’s compelling new film, When the Smoke Clears: A Story of Brotherhood, Resilience and Hope. The film follows three young Israelis who were injured in combat and strive to rebuild themselves while coping with traumatic experiences from the […]
By: David Tanner (‘18)
This Tuesday, the MTA Mock Trial team trekked to the New York County Criminal Courthouse at 100 Centre Street downtown once more, to compete against the Herbert H. Lehman High School in their final match of the season, this time acting as the Defense. This year’s case was a criminal trial […]
MTA Seniors who participated in a 9-day trip to Poland led by the Names, Not Numbers organization earlier this year, coordinated a meaningful school-wide Yom Hashoah program. Students described their experience visiting Polish towns with rich Jewish histories and touring concentration camps with Holocaust Survivor Dov Landau. Senior Akiva Cooper shared a slideshow chronicling the […]
