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By: Mordechai Flamenbaum (‘19)

Mordechai Flamenbaum of Queens, NY, reflects on his experience learning in a Yeshiva University Shiur during his Junior and Senior years at MTA.

MTA is known for its emphasis on Talmud Torah and the opportunities the yeshiva offers its talmidim for growth in learning.  Most yeshiva high school students spend their [...]

On Thursday, June 20th, MTA talmidim in Rabbi Genachowski’s Freshman Shiur had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be mesameach chosson v’kallah at the wedding of an incredible couple who recently converted to Judaism.  What an amazing way to welcome them to our community! Talmidim had a great time dancing with the chosson and even got to [...]

MTA LEAD, an entrepreneurship program designed to empower MTA 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, announced its winner for the 2018-2019 school year.  Sophomore Akiva Kra of Teaneck, NJ won the competition after presenting his final [...]

On Thursday, June 13th, MTA celebrated the Commencement Ceremony of its 101st graduating class.  The program opened with inspiring words from Head of School Rabbi Joshua Kahn, who also acknowledged the 20 families who were experiencing their last MTA graduation as their youngest or only son graduated.  These families have been part of the MTA [...]

The University of Rochester sponsors four prestigious awards on an annual basis, recognizing high school Juniors’ outstanding achievements in leadership and academics.  MTA is proud to announce this year’s awardees: Moshe Inger of New City, NY received the Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award, which recognizes high achievement in Science classes, high Math scores on [...]

By: Elishama Marmon (‘20)

On Monday night, June 3rd, MTA’s Arista Honors Society hosted its semi-annual Study Night, an opportunity for talmidim to work one-on-one and in small groups with their teachers to study for finals.  “Study Night is great,” said Gavi Benoff (‘22). “I appreciate that my teachers go out of their way and [...]

Seniors in MTA’s Julius Wrubel Beis Medrash Katan program celebrated their end-of-year siyum and seudah on Monday, June 3rd.  They were joined by the program’s sponsors, Deena and Harvey Wrubel, to commemorate the yahrtzeit of Mr. Wrubel’s father, Julius Wrubel, for whom the program is named.  The talmidim, along with their rebbe, Rabbi Tanchum Cohen, [...]

Noam Mayerfeld, Valedictorian

Noam Mayerfeld of Teaneck, NJ, is this year’s MTA Senior Class Valedictorian.  Noam loved his four years at MTA, where he built relationships with rebbeim and faculty members, made new friends from different communities, and participated in various extracurricular activities.  He served as President of the Debate Club for two years, [...]

More than 500 talmidim, rebbeim, parents, grandparents, YU Roshei Yeshiva, and friends joined MTA on Tuesday, June 4th, for its Yeshiva-Wide Seudas Preidah and Siyum, celebrating the Torah learning accomplishments of all talmidim and the culmination of its Annual Scholarship Campaign.

The evening began with a very special Hachnasas Sefer Torah, dedicated in memory of [...]

By: Donny Book (‘22)

All season, the MTA Lions baseball team, led by Coach Shmuli Goldis, had one mantra: “today and today only.”  After their game against Frisch was rescheduled 3 times, the Lions came out ready to win as it would make a difference in their season.  Winning this game would also be important [...]