MTA recently welcomed Makor Chaim 11th Grade talmidim, Yair Sussman, Binyamin Blank, Petachya Spolter, and Amichai Rhein (AKA the MC4) to its yeshiva! The MC4 have joined MTA’s Shiurim and classes and are enhancing the yeshiva’s programming for the next few weeks, as part of MTA’s unique exchange program with Yeshivat Makor Chaim. Located in […]

MTA talmidim are getting an authentic Israel experience while participating in the yeshiva’s one-of-a-kind Makor Chaim Exchange Program. During their second week in Israel, they spent time touring the country in addition to the incredible learning they are doing at Yeshivat Makor Chaim. “We went on a tiyul around the Gush Etzion area, where we […]

MTA’s Makor Chaim Exchange Program is off to a great start, as 12 MTA Sophomores and Juniors arrived in Israel at Yeshivat Makor Chaim on Tuesday, February 22nd. Located in Kibbutz Kfar Etzion, Yeshivat Makor Chaim was founded by noted Jewish educators Rabbi Adin Steinzaltz and Rabbi Dov Singer. Each year, a select group of […]

MTA’s 12th annual Makor Chaim Exchange Program is off to a great start, as 13 MTA Sophomores arrived in Israel at Yeshivat Makor Chaim on Tuesday, December 31st.  Located in Kibbutz Kfar Etzion, Yeshivat Makor Chaim was founded by noted Jewish educators Rabbi Adin Steinzaltz and Rabbi Dov Singer. Each year, MTA Sophomores and YMC […]

In addition to sharing their incredible ruach with our entire yeshiva, Makor Chaim talmidim also enhance our spiritual programming. Over the next few weeks, they will be leading a “Blitz” in every Shiur grade-wide, beginning today with Rabbi Kahn’s Freshman Shiur. The “Blitz” began with an exciting icebreaker, followed by a thought-provoking discussion on Tefillah, […]

MTA is excited to welcome a group of talmidim from Yeshivat Makor Chaim (YMC) in Israel.  MTA’s unique Makor Chaim Israel Exchange Program enables a group of MTA Sophomores to spend a month learning at YMC and a group of YMC Juniors to spend a month learning at MTA.  The YMC talmidim infuse MTA with […]

By: Akiva Kra, Gavriel Pudell, Yehuda Wildes, Avi Loew (MTA Class of 2021)

After an incredible week one on the MTA-Makor Chaim Israel Exchange Program, week 2 had high expectations and did not disappoint! After leaving the YU Gruss Center, where we spent Shabbos, the group made our way back to Yeshivat Makor Chaim. On the way, we […]

MTA’s 11th annual Makor Chaim Exchange Program is off to a great start, as 14 MTA Sophomores arrived in Israel at Yeshivat Makor Chaim on Tuesday, January 1st.  Located in Kibbutz Kfar Etzion, Yeshivat Makor Chaim was founded by noted Jewish educators Rabbi Adin Steinzaltz and Rabbi Dov Singer. Each year, MTA Sophomores and YMC […]

This week we said goodbye to Betzalel, Gavriel, Shalom, and Yehuda, the 4 Makor Chaim talmidim who have spent the last 5 weeks at MTA, learning and enhancing our yeshiva with their ruach and spirituality. Amsterdam Avenue was filled with the sounds of our talmidim singing and dancing the MC4 to their bus as they […]