MTA set the tone for Yom Ha’atzmaut with post-davening divrei chizzuk from Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Michael Taubes and Maggid Shiur Rabbi Avraham Shulman, who discussed the importance of appreciating kedushas Eretz Yisrael and the miracle of its existence as well as the significance of the State of Israel to each talmid and their celebration of […]
MTA Freshmen and Sophomores were empowered to take ownership of their educational growth during the yeshiva’s first ever Student Led Conferences, where they had the opportunity to meet one on one with their rebbeim and teachers and collaboratively discuss successes and areas of growth, as well as goals set by each talmid, with specific focus […]
Our Names, Not Numbers elective course for Seniors concluded on Sunday with a session devoted to emunah for the entire Senior grade. It is a fitting way to end the program, as talmidim have heard so many incredible stories of survivorship while interviewing Holocaust survivors for their documentary. Despite the horrors they endured, these survivors […]
MTA Seniors participating in the Names, Not Numbers elective course led a meaningful Yom HaShoah program for the entire yeshiva. Each Senior visited a different Shiur and shared the stories of the Holocaust survivors they interviewed for the documentary film they are creating. They described what it was like to hear these first-hand accounts and […]
MTA recently launched the Shalsheles Hamesorah Mishna Project, a program that provides grandparents and their grandchildren, parents or other relatives and children, with the meaningful opportunity to take advantage of the shalsheles hamesorah (the chain of tradition), and increase Torah learning in the MTA community. The program began on Pesach and will extend through Shavuos, […]
Our Seniors were privileged to participate in an interactive workshop led by Shalom Task Force on Tuesday, which provided them with the critical skills necessary to understand healthy relationships and recognize signs of abuse. For the past 25 years, Shalom Task Force has been at the forefront of strengthening our community with prevention education and […]
On Sunday, Seniors in our Names, Not Numbers elective course filmed the final interviews for their Holocaust documentary. They had the distinct privilege of interviewing survivors, Sami Steigmann and Paula Weissman, and documenting their stories of survival. Sami spent years in a labor camp in the Ukraine with his parents, where he was subjected to […]
Seniors in MTA’s Names, Not Numbers elective course recently began filming their holocaust documentary. They had the privilege of interviewing Holocaust survivors Ruth Gruener, Claire Grunwald, and Susan Charney in a safe and socially distant manner. Each woman shared her story in an effort to help MTA talmidim educate the world about the Holocust and […]
MTA recently kicked off MTA LEAD, its one-of-a-kind entrepreneurship program for Juniors and Seniors. The program is designed to empower talmidim with the ability to build on their entrepreneurial ideas and create meaningful and sustainable business projects, while gaining lasting business and communal leadership skills. Talmidim are mentored by Dean Michael Strauss, Associate Dean and […]
MTA talmidim, rebbeim, and faculty enjoyed a fun-filled week of Purim Celebrations! Organized by Student Activities Director Rabbi Danny Konigsberg with help from Student Council, each day brought exciting events, including a Crazy Candy Cart that visited each Shiur and distributed sweet treats, Jersey Day where talmidim showed off their favorite sports teams and dressed […]
