Mazel Tov to Judah Rosenblatt ('04) upon his marriage to Miriam Langermann.
Mazel Tov to Shani and Binyamin ('00) Muschel upon the birth of a boy.
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Yehuda Colton (1/13), Yisrael Danesh (1/14), Yaron Kahan (1/15), David Saginor (1/15)
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by Amiel Katz ('16)
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MTA's seniors celebrate their last game with their coaches and parents.
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This past Monday, the Max Stern Athletic Center was packed when the MTA JV and Varsity Lions faced off against the Kushner Cobras at the highly anticipated "White Out." All MTA fans in attendance were provided with a brand new, limited edition White Out t-shirt in recognition of the occasion. The evening started off with the JV game, where the Lions dominated the court, finishing the first quarter with a 19-5 lead. The second quarter started off in favor of the Cobras as they hit three straight shots without a single point from the Lions. However, the game turned back around after two consecutive three point shots by MTA, who led at the half by the score of 25-11. At halftime, Tzvi Sabo ('17) won the exciting opportunity to take a shot from the 3-point line; if he hit, he would take home $100, but unfortunately the shot fell just short. The rest of the game went south for the Cobras, as the Lions tightened their defense and caused 7 turnovers in the third quarter alone. Although the Cobras put up a good fight, they were no match for the Lions who won the game by a final score of 53-43.
Before beginning the Varsity game, a drawing was held to grant an opportunity to one individual to shoot a half court shot and if he were to hit it, he would win an incredible $10,000! The winner of the raffle was Ari Englander ('17), who despite missing his shot (he had the aim but not the distance), enjoyed the opportunity tremendously. At the start of the Varsity game, the Lions preceded in a similar fashion as their JV team, finishing the first half with a lead of 21-7. The second half surprisingly went in favor of the Cobras, as they pulled off the seemingly impossible, nearly tying the score. But just as in the JV game, the Lions dominated the rest of the game and finished with a 42-25 win. All in all, the games were a great start to the new calendar year and our success can be attributed at least in part to the huge fan base that attended both games.
To watch the full Varsity game, broadcast by LionsLive, click here.
To watch the full LionsLive broadcast of the JV game, click here.
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This Thursday, the 10th grade had a party welcoming the acceptance of four new elements to the periodic table. Elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 were officially confirmed this week, having been made by labs in Japan, Russia, and the United States. These elements were created by colliding atomic nucleii into each other in particle accelerators. The resulting atoms are highly unstable and decay very quickly. In fact, minimum amount of time that the atom needs to exist to be accepted as having been made is only one tenth of one trillionth of a second. The experiment must also be able to be duplicated and the results analyzed by many independent scientists. With the acceptance of these new elements by IUPAC, the official chemistry standards society, the seventh period, or row, of the periodic table is now complete.
To celebrate the acceptance of the four new elements (which will receive their official names in a few months), Mr. Goldberg hosted a "Shalom Elements" party. We began by frosting 4 cakes to look like each of the new elements' boxes in the periodic table. We then played periodic table jeopardy while listening to Tom Lehrer's Periodic Table Song. Fun was had by all and everyone is now excited to review the chemistry we have learned this year for the final!
Welcome to the table, Ununtrium, Ununpentium, Ununseptium, and Ununoctium!
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Highland Park is Lions Country; MTA Paints the Town Blue!
by Shimmy Mandelbaum ('16)
On the weekend of New Years, as people elsewhere around the world celebrated the beginning of a new year on the Gregorian Calendar, MTA students and faculty alike trekked to Mid- Jersey for the annual MTA Highland Park/Edison Shabbaton. The Highland Park/Edison students, who usually travel home in a small bus, enjoyed a large and new bus to accommodate the guests they would be welcoming into their homes for Shabbos. As Shabbos set in, and everybody davened at their respectful shuls, the MTA aura was felt around the small suburb, and after dinner, the first official gathering took place at the home of Jason Blatt ('16) for a memorable and spirited oneg. The oneg featured singing, divrei Torah from Rabbi Schenker, and many 8th grade guests from the community.
The next official gathering was at Shacharis the next morning which took place at RPRY, where Yehuda Snow ('19) led Pesukei d'Zimra, Assistant Director of Student Activities & Recruitment, Elie Hirt, a native of the community, led Shacharis, and Jason Blatt led Musaf- the best Shabbos Shacharis and Musaf of the year! Following tefillah, the students enjoyed an MTA sponsored Kiddush at Congregation Ohr Torah across the street, before heading back to the Blatts for lunch. Lunch operated in a similar fashion as the oneg, where all guests were seated in the Blatt home and again were treated to a scrumptious meal; this time featuring Mrs. Blatt's famous cholent! The gathering, again consisted of singing and divrei Torah from Rabbi Schenker, as well as from Yossi Dietz ('18) and Yehuda Snow ('19), and was enjoyed by all. The Shabbaton proved to be a smashing success and a great start to the new calendar year. We would like to thank Rabbi Schenker, Shuey Jacoby, and Elie Hirt for participating on the Shabbaton and making it a lot of fun! And a special thank you to Elie for coordinating the weekend.
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Makor Chaim Week 4 Update
by Elie Burg ('18)
Towards the end of last week, the Makor Chaim exchange students headed to the Israel Museum. They had the chance to learn there about the evolution of various peoples and cultures in the history of Israel. They then had the pleasure of spending Shabbos at Yeshivat Har Etzion ("Gush"), where they heard from an array of amazing speakers and enjoyed bonding time together. Additionally, we visited the yeshiva's famous library, which houses not just an entire library from a shul in Amsterdam, but is also home to one of the largest library of Jewish books in the country. In all, it was a wonderful Shabbos, and the boys are having an amazing trip.
This past Thursday, we took a trip around the historical sites near Beit Shemesh. We crawled through caves from the Bar Kochba rebellion, experienced Israel's unique statlagmite caves, and stood on the hill where David defeated Goliath. We also sifted through pottery from the times of the Chashmonaim in the archeological digs of Tel Azeka. After our trip, we travelled directly to YU's Gruss Kollel in Yerushalayim, where we will be staying through this Shabbos. It's hard to believe that we've reached the halfway point of our trip already.
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Rabbi Mendelson's Shiur Experiences Shabbos at YU
by Raziel Siegman ('17)
This past Shabbos, Rabbi Mendelson's 11th grade shiur had the privilege of staying at Yeshiva University for their second "In-Shabbos." The boys slept in the MTA dorms and ate their Shabbos seudos in the YU cafeteria with the YU students. Over the course of Shabbos, the talmidim studied many hours for their Gemara midterm, which took place on Sunday. In addition to preparing for their bechinah, the students were exposed to a yeshiva atmosphere, and were able to experience the davening, meals, and middos of the Yeshiva University talmidim.
Following the Friday night meal and some chazarah b'chavrusa, the shiur enjoyed a Tisch with chulent and kugel, as well as learning a new song from Rabbi Mendelson. After Shacharis in the Glueck Beis Medrash, the boys had their own Kiddush and heard a D'var Torah from a YU Rebbe, Rabbi Daniel Rapp. During Seudah Shlishis, the shiur, together with the YU students, was privileged to hear a D'var Torah from YU Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Yitztchak Cohen, who spoke about learning Torah and retaining a close connection to Judaism, even during winter vacation and outside of school. Rav Cohen emphasized the theme of the Shabbos- that in addition to achieving success in bechinas and Talmud Torah, the ultimate goal is to attain Yiras Shamaim and grow as a ben Torah.
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Wrestling Update; Lions Remain Undefeated
by Shimmy Mandelbaum ('16)
This Wednesday, the MTA wrestling team had their fourth match of the season, competing against the New York Institute for Special Services. NYISS, which is a school for visually impaired students, requires that during a match, wrestlers must not break contact for more than 3 seconds, to prevent any unfair advantage. In order to prepare for these circumstances, the MTA wrestling team has spent the last two practices wrestling without any break in contact for all three of the 2 minute periods. Upon arrival at the school, the Lions weighed in and got ready to wrestle.
After 1 loss, 3 forfeits and 1 double forfeit, the Lions demonstrated their skills on the mat, winning 7 out of the 9 remaining matches, one of which they forfeited. Although the students at NYISS were visually impaired, they were by no means any less of a team than any of MTA's other opponents, but they too endured a loss to the MTA Wrestling Lions who are still undefeated. The Lions next match is scheduled for this coming Monday, January 12, 2016 at MTA.
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by Rami Nordlicht ('16)
This past Wednesday night, the MTA Varsity Hockey Lions played the JEC Thunder. The Lions' hopes for a playoff berth were hanging in the balance, and the Lions knew that any result short of a victory would push them to the brink of elimination. Additionally, the Lions were playing in a tough gym in front of a raucous JEC crowd against one of the best goalies in the Yeshiva League, and knew that they had their work cut out for them. JEC came out on the attack, and took a 1-0 lead heading into the first intermission. However, in the second period, the Lions got themselves back in the game when Zachary Borgen ('17) one-timed a pass from Rami Nordlicht ('16) past the sliding JEC goaltender to tie the game at 1. The Lions quickly grabbed the lead a few minutes later when Borgen tipped in a rebound for his second goal of the game. However, the lead was short-lived, as JEC was able to retie the game going into the third period. After a scoreless third period, the Lions and Thunder headed to overtime in a heated battle that would come down to the wire. With roughly two minutes remaining in overtime, Zachary Borgen tipped in another pass from Rami Nordlicht to win the game for the Lions. We would like to extend a big shout out to Zachary Borgen on his amazing hat-trick effort and to the entire Lions bench, which neutralized JEC's crowd with intense cheering throughout the game. The Lions will look to further their three-game winning streak when the play the TABC Storm on February 3.
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A Lion's Life Executive Staff
Faculty Advisor: Elie Hirt
Publishing & Design: Devir Kahan ('13)
Editor in Chief: Shimmy Mandelbaum ('16) and CJ Glicksman ('16)
Executive Editor: Rami Nordlicht ('16)
Sports Editor: Daniel Mirsky ('16) and Yosef Schatz ('16)
Associate Editor: Raziel Siegman ('17)
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