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! |
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Purim Chagigah Enjoyed By All!
by Kovi Diament ('16)
This past Monday was MTA's annual Shushan Purim Chagigah. Many students came in costumes including a snowman, a magician, hippies, and an Indian, among many others. The Chagigah began with dancing and music by the Shir Soul band (led by our own Music teacher, Mr. David Ross), and everyone enjoyed the lively dancing and school spirit.
 Following the dancing, a dvar torah was given by Rabbi Yaakov Glasser of YU's Center for the Jewish Future about the messages of Purim and how they can influence us on a personal level. The three-time championship winning MTA Chorus then performed for everyone. At the Purim costume contest which followed, students showed their costumes to the judging faculty members, Mrs. Levitt and Ms. Haibi, one grade at a time, some acting like the object or personality they were trying to portray. This was a great friendly competition which really showed the creativity of many students. Prizes for the winners included a salami and other food and the grand prize of a one hundred dollar bill. This was followed by more dancing and music and hamantashen for everyone. The program concluded with a very funny Purim video put together by our seniors, which depicted different aspects of MTA in a comical way, and some entertainment by the MTA school band. Altogether, it was a very enjoyable Purim in MTA.
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Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Speaks About Pesach
by Amiel Katz ('16)
This week at MTA, the students got the tremendous chance to hear from Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of the British Commonwealth. The entire school met in Lamport Auditorium where Rabbi Taubes introduced him as one of the most influential rabbinic leaders and sought after speakers in the Jewish world today. Rabbi Sacks addressed the students about the upcoming holiday of Pesach.
He began by noting that the Jewish people, who were the lowly slaves to the Egyptians, were able to outlive the great Egyptian empire. That empire ultimately crumbled while their slaves are still around today celebrating yetzias mitzrayim every year. Rabbi Sacks attributed this to the great emphasis placed by Moshe Rabbeinu on education and training the future generations in his very first speech to the Jews as they prepared to leave Egypt. He also explained why chessed is such a basic part of our religious behavior.
We are very thankful to Rabbi Sacks for taking the time out of his busy schedule to talk to us and we hope that he will visit again soon.
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Rabbi Schenker's Shiur Helps Out at Masbia Soup Kitchen
by Josh Klein ('17)
This past Thursday, Rabbi Schenker's 9th grade shiur went to Masbia, a soup kitchen in Queens. Along with Mr. David Leshaw, the class had the opportunity to come together as a group to help the needy. We helped people of many different cultures, religions, and languages choose their food for the week and helped them pack it. Getting to see what it means to be without the basic needs in life was a really great learning experience for us all. I think we did a great deed, and we should all continue to do so whenever possible.
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Soccer Continues to Roll
by Zach Stein ('17)
This past Monday night, the MTA Lions traveled to Flatbush to try to improve on their 2-0 record. The game was tight throughout the first-half due to some fouls committed by MTA. Going into the locker room the score was 3-2 MTA. The second half started the same way with some sloppy play by MTA, but towards the end they took over. The Lions beat the Falcons 8-3, to improve their record to 3-0.
Some key contributors were goalie Shmuel Bitton, who also scored a goal of his own, Dovid Ort (2 goals) and Phillip Meyer (3 goals). The Lions look to improve their record this upcoming week with two big games. On Monday, MTA will be playing the Ramaz Rams and on Wednesday they will be playing the formidable SAR Sting.
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 - Congratulations to our students who completed today's Jerusalem Marathon along with Mr. Gillers to raise money for Shalva.
- Last Monday, Donny Chamish ('14) a finalist in last year's MTA LEAD presentations, spoke on the "Teen Talk" radio show about his entrepreneurial experiences and how MTA LEAD has helped him develop some of his ideas. To listen, click here.
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 | Mazel tov to Mr. and Mrs. Murray Sragow on the birth of their first grandson, a son to Avi and Miriam Shteingart!
Mazel tov to Kalman Laufer ('10) on his engagement to Talya Lent! |
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Sunday, March 23
YU Chag HaSemichah - No Yeshiva
Monday, March 24
Chess @ TABC - Bus leaves at 11:15
Chaburah with Rav Willig - during lunch - 5th floor of Glueck
MTA LEAD Presents: Business Communications / Leadership Workshop from Mr. Charlie Harary - during lunch - Room 404
Library Squad meeting - during lunch - Library
Debate at Central - bus leaves at 4:45
Soccer @ Ramaz - 7:15
Bergen County Night Seder - 9:00-10:00 - Beth Abraham
Chaburah with Rav Weinberger will meet this week
10th Grade Makor Chaim meeting
Navi Chaburah with Shua Brick - during lunch - Room to be announced
Nefesh Hachaim Chaburah with Rav Kahn - 12:30 - Beis Medrash
Student Council meeting - during lunch - Room 212
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 26
Leadership Institute meeting - during breakfast - Room 203 Chaburah with Rav Schachter and Rav Twersky - after davening - Beis Medrash Honors College meeting - lunch through first period - Library Soccer vs. SAR - 7:00 - The Lion's Den Bergen County Night Seder - 9:00-10:00 - Beth Abraham Thursday, March 27 Saracheck Tournament Begins MTA Chorus practice - during lunch - Room 405
Book and Film Club meeting - during lunch - Library
MTA Band practice - 5th period - Band Room
MTA vs. Ida Crown - The Max - no mishmar - everyone should join
Friday, March 28
Teaneck-Bergenfield Shacharis and Shiur - 8:50 - Bnai Yeshurun
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3.22
Philip Meyer
3.23
Daniel Davis Ari Brown Naftali Horowitz Aviel Zaghi
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3.24
Ariel Goldring
3.26 Chen Sapir Daniel Mirsky
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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
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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
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