Parshas Pekudei/Shekalim
February 28, 2014 /28 Adar I 5774
In This Issue
An Incredible 11th Grade Trip
Former Lion Yisrael Feld Named Skyline Rookie of the Year and Second Team All-Conference
Happenings
Mazel Tov
Next Week @ MTA
Birthdays This Week



 

 

 College Acceptances

Mazel Tov to the seniors who were accepted to:

Hofstra

NYIT

Stonybrook

Yeshiva University





Upcoming Events



March 13
Ta'anis Esther - 12:20 Dismissal

March 16
Purim - No Yeshiva

March 17
Shushan Purim (Chagigah!!)
QUICK LINKS

The annual Senior Induction Dinner of the Arista National Honor Society will be held in Belfer Hall's Weissberg Commons on Wednesday, April 2 at 6:30 pm.
 
Seniors may invite a favorite elementary school teacher who influenced him. Junior Arista members and their parents will learn about Arista. Officers for the 2014-15 will be announced. Please put this date on your calendar!
 
News
An Incredible 11th Grade Trip
by Zev Markowitz ('15)
 Many pictures have been added!
 
This past Wednesday and Thursday, the MTA juniors went on an amazing grade trip.  The trip started off with some bowling starring Rabbi Mendelson!  We then they went on to a Connecticut sports complex where we enjoyed whirlyball, laser tag, football and soccer with the Israelis. 
 
The day wasn't over yet and the trip continued in Waterbury where we went to a Shiur by the Rosh Yeshiva there, Rabbi Keilish, which was followed by a Chinese dinner. Then came the most anticipated activity of the day - snow tubing. The juniors flipped and flew down the slopes!  
 
We then went to the hotel in which we stayed the night, and the next morning we went to the indoor park at the hotel which was enjoyable for everyone.  At the skating rink, the juniors decided to take the skates off and go onto the ice to play some broomball.  The games were filled with intensity and the scores always tight, but there can only be one winner. 
 
Congratulations to Ami Rosenfeld, Ilan Steinmetz, Guti, Yisrael Friedenberg, Jeremy Borgen, Nir Alone and Zev Markowitz on going undefeated and winning dinner at the Weinsteins. Also congrats to co-MVPs Ilan Steinmetz and Zev Markowitz. 
 
Special thanks to Rabbi Green, Mr. Gillers and Rabbi Danto for making the trip possible.
Former MTA Lions Star Yisrael Feld Named Skyline Rookie of the Year and Second Team All-Conference
 
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Skyline Conference announced today that amongst its men's basketball all-conference members is Yeshiva guard 
Yisrael Feld who was named the Skyline Conference Rookie of the Year as well as a second team All-Skyline member for the 2013-14 men's basketball season.

Feld had an outstanding first year with the Maccabees, leading the team and finishing high in the conference in several statistical categories.

The 6 foot Teaneck, N.J. native averaged 16.0 points per game which led the Maccabees and is currently fourth in Skyline (not all Skyline teams are finished playing) and dished out 2.92 assists, which was first on the team and ninth in the conference. He connected on 34 three point field goals and shot 34.3 percent (34-for-99) from behind the arc.

A five time Rookie of the Week selection, he scored 20 points or more eight times this season, and netted a season-high 28 points in three games, including a game at Sage College on Dec. 8, at Old Westbury on Feb. 8 and vs. Maritime on Feb. 22
Happenings
Last Friday, students in the MTA LEAD business program had the opportunity to hear from Joel Mael, Vice-Chairman of the Florida Marlins.
Yitzy Felman with the signed photo he won in the MTA raffle.
The Applied Science club hosted an event this week where students learned about the technology that powers Siri from Dr. Leon Schwartz.


Mazel Tov to current senior Yoni Sheer on being awarded the Avodas Hakodesh Award this coming Sunday at Congregation Tefereth Israel's annual shul dinner.

Next Week @ MTA
Motzei Shabbos, March 1
Parent-Son Melave Malka

Sunday, March 2 - Rosh Chodesh Adar II
No Yeshiva - enjoy the rest from the late night at the Melave Malka

Monday, March 3 - Rosh Chodesh Adar II
Chaburah with Rav Willig - during lunch - 5th floor of Glueck 
 
Debate meeting for all novice and experienced debaters - 6:00-8:00

Bergen County Night Seder - 9:00-10:00 - Beth Abraham

Tuesday, March 4
Makor Chaim students depart - Tzeischem L'shalom!!

Chaburah with Rav Weinberger will not meet this week
 
Navi Chaburah with Shua Brick - during lunch - Room to be announced 

Nefesh Hachaim Chaburah with Rav Kahn - 12:30 - Beis Medrash

MTA Chorus practice - during lunch - Room 405

MTA Band practice - 5th period - Band Room

Monsey Night Seder - 8:30-9:30 - Congregation Ohav Shalom

Passaic Night Seder - 8:30-9:15 - Agudah of Passaic

Wednesday, March 5

10th Grade trip departs

 

Leadership Institute meeting - during breakfast - Room 203

 

Chaburah with Rav Schachter and Rav Twersky - after davening - Beis Medrash

 

Book and Film Club meeting - during breakfast - Room 203

 

Mock Trial - departs at 3:30

 

Bergen County Night Seder - 9:00-10:00 - Beth Abraham

 

Thursday, March 6
MTA Chorus practice - during lunch - Room 405

MTA Band practice - 5th period - Band Room

10th Grade trip returns

Mishmar - Dismissal at 7:00

West Hempstead Night Seder - 9:15 - Anshei Shalom

Friday, March 7
Teaneck-Bergenfield Shacharis and Shiur - 8:50 - Bnai Yeshurun 

Birthdays This Week


3.1
Yehuda Karol

3.2
Max Landsberg
3.4
Reuven Penn

3.7
Sam Reichman
Please share with us your significant family milestones so we may appropriately acknowledge events and losses and properly communicate information. Please contact Mr. Nachum Cooper at ncooper@yuhsb.org


A Lion's Life Executive Staff
 
Editors-in-Chief: Joey Goffstein '14, Ori Putterman '14 and Avi Weschler '14 
Executive Editors: Binyomin Shtaynberger '14 and Efraim Tepler '14
Sports Editor: Jeremy Borgen '15 
Associate Editor: Shimmy Mandelbaum '16
Photography Editor; Shimmy Socol '16 
Faculty Advisor: Mr. Nachum Cooper '09