Yeshiva Fellowship Shabbaton in Teaneck
Oneg at 8:45 Friday night for all MTA students with Rabbi Danto - 1467 Essex Street
Motzaei Shabbos, December 7
Basketball Doubleheader at JEC - JV at 8:00 - Varsity at 9:15
Chinese Auction begins
YUPAC training day for trip to Washington DC Varsity Hockey at TABC
Monday, December 9
Chaburah with Rav Willig - during lunch - 5th floor of Glueck
Extemporaneous Speaking Tryouts- during lunch - Room 405
Bergen County Night Seder - 9:00-10:00 - Beth Abraham
Tuesday, December 10
Chaburah with Rav Moshe Weinberger - after davening - Beis Medrash
Mekor Chaim meeting - during breakfast - Room 202
MTA Chorus practice - during lunch - Room 404
MTA Band practice - 5th period - in the Band Room
Debate practice for experienced debaters; special speaker and Great Debate prep - 6:00-9:00
Passaic Night Seder - 8:30-9:15 - Agudah of Passaic Monsey Night Seder - 8:30-9:30 - Ohaiv Shalom
Wednesday, December 11
Chaburos with Rav Schachter and Rav Twersky - after davening - Beis Medrash
Freshmen - Dinner at YUHSB followed by a trip to see the YU Play
Varsity Hockey vs. Frisch - 8:00 - The Lions Den
Bergen County Night Seder - 9:00-10:00 - Beth Abraham
Thursday, December 12 Leadership Institute breakfast for all members - Room 203 College guidance orientation meeting for all Juniors - 12:20-12:40 - Library MTA Chorus practice - during lunch - Room 404 MTA Band practice - 5th period - in the Band Room Mishmar - 7:00 Dismissal JV Basketball at SAR - 8:00 West Hempstead Night Seder - 9:15 - Anshei Shalom Friday, December 13 Teaneck/Bergenfield Shacharis and Shiur - 8:50 - Bnai Yeshurun Motzaei Shabbos, December 14 JV Basketball at Kushner - 8:00 |
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Chinese Auction 2013 starts this Sunday!!!
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Sophomores See Jewish History Exhibit in Conjunction with YU Library
by Avraham Tsikhanovski ('16)
 Click here for more pictures from the Rare Book Room in YU
Mr. Semach's 10th grade History class went on an educational trip to Yeshiva University's Gottesman Library earlier in the week. The students were ushered to the fourth floor, the floor where the ancient, rare, and valuable texts are stored. In a small room on the fourth floor, the students were greeted by YU Professor Steven Fine and his team. They were researching a Jewish tombstone that dates from 430 C.E., just 360 years after the destruction of the second Beis HaMikdash.
 The students were given a crash course in how historical artifacts are analyzed and researched. The class was also shown that the Hebrew letters used back then are different than those that we use now. The tombstone in question was found on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea, and then sold to a church in Northern California. The church in California then made a decision to donate the tombstone to Yeshiva University because it was felt that it would be more greatly appreciated there. The tombstone was from an era when the Jews and Christians lived together, and it was significant to see this heartwarming donation made by the church to YU.
Sharing a campus with Yeshiva University has many perks, and being able to see an actual artifact of Jewish history like this is not something that every history class can do. Mr Semach's class would like to thank Professor Fine for his time and energy in creating a fun and interactive learning experience.
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Torah, Dancing, and Food make this year's Chanukah Chagigah Amazing
by Avi Weschler ('14)
 Click here for more pictures from the Chanukah Chagigah
 Starting the week on a strong note, MTA had its annual Chanukah Chagigah on the sixth day of Chanukah, Rosh Chodesh Teves. It started off with a fantastic breakfast consisting of bagels, juice, doughnuts, and latkes. The dancing began soon thereafter, featuring the lively and spirited music of Eitan Katz, and we were joined by Yeshiva University President Richard Joel and Rav Moshe Weinberger, YU's Mashgiach. Next, we were privileged to hear Rav Weinberger speak about the unique effect Chanukah has on the Jewish people; he shared some personal recollections of his father and his extraordinary connection to the mitzvah of tefillin, and explained how this holiday truly brings people to their roots. The dancing then began again with everybody having a great time. The chagigah ended on a musical note with the MTA Chorus and Band performing for everyone. |
MTA Chemistry Students Attend Lecture by Princeton Particle Physicist; End Week with a Bang
by Yair Gross ('16)
This Tuesday, MTA was privileged to host Dr. Valerie Halyo of Princeton University, who presented the 10th grade honors Chemistry students with a lecture about her research at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland and her role in the work leading to the discovery of the Higgs Boson. The LHC is the world's largest particle accelerator, in which protons are accelerated by magnets over the course of a 17 mile long track to close to the speed of light and are then smashed into each other, releasing the elementary particles that make up all matter, which are then studied.
The most recent discovery, the Higgs Boson, has led to a completely new way of looking at quantum physics and what constitutes mass. Dr. Halyo explained the research done to discover the Higgs Boson and explained the amazing mechanics and engineering involved in building the LHC.
This very special event was arranged by our Chemistry teacher, Mr. Chayim Goldberg, as part of his goal of building an exciting culture of science at MTA. Special thanks to Dr. Seth Taylor for helping arrange the logistics of the visit and to Mr. Michael Plotsker for his technical support.
This exciting week in Chemistry ended with Mr. Goldberg's most spectacular "End the Week with a Bang" explosion yet, which lit up the room and left students gawking at the glowing mixture through the smoke that filled the room.
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Wrestling Team Takes Down North Shore
by Shai Cohen ('14)
On Monday, November 25, the MTA Lions' Wrestling Team opened up their season with an uplifting victory. With quite a few promising rookies and experienced veterans, the Lions defeated the North Shore Stars 48-27.
First-year wrestler Eli Szafranski ('17) won both of his matches by pin, an impressive feat for a freshman. Shimmy Mandelbaum ('16), a second-year wrestler, displayed his skills on the mat by pinning his opponent. With all of the hard work that Naftali Horowitz ('16) has been putting in, it was no surprise to the team when he won two matches that night. Shai Cohen ('14), the captain of the team, won both of his matches by pin. Another senior and leader of the team, Yehoshua Szafranski ('14) beat his opponent in a tough match. Michael Amuev ('15), the co-captain of the team and a very aggressive wrestler, dominated his opponent and pinned him very quickly. Lastly, following his fifth-place finish in Wittenberg last year, Yaakov Kurlantzick ('16) started off his season with a solid win against North Shore's captain.
Many other MTA wrestlers did a great job that night, using the new techniques that they have learned and wrestling tough, close matches. The Lions have high hopes for this season and plan to continue their success at this Sunday's tournament.
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- In honor of Chanukah the Dorms made fresh and delicious doughnuts with Mr. Gillers
Many Shiurim had special programs for Chanukah with their Rebbeim...
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On Wednesday, Rabbi Danto's 11th grade shiur went to his house in Passaic for football. After being served a gala breakfast, which included eggs, French toast, and Divrei Torah from Rabbi Danto, they went to a nearby park to have a flag football tournament. After the long, yet exciting tournament, they went back to Rabbi Danto's house for a tasty pizza lunch.
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APPLY TO MTA LEAD THROUGH 12/30
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Apply online to MTA LEAD, our business and entrepreneurship program in conjunction with the Sy Syms School of Business, through 12/30. |
12/7
Heshey Rosenberg
12/8
Efraim Tepler
12/11
Alexander Klein
12/12
Shlomo Mirsky
12/13
Dovi Leiter
Ori Putterman
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Upcoming Events
December 15
- The Great Debate
- Mekor Chaim to Israel
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