Mazel Tov to Rabbi Taubes and his wife on the birth of a grandson this week, a son to Russi and Rafi Edelman.
Mazel Tov to Dr. Berliner and his wife on the birth of a granddaughter this morning. Mazel Tov to the parents Josh ('01) and Ariella, and to uncles Avi ('99) and Jon ('04).
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Aryeh Braun (5/31), Netanel Tager (6/2), Naftali Pudell (6/3)
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Students and Faculty Have a Blast at Camp Monroe
Last Thursday was our annual trip to Camp Monroe. Upon arriving at the beautiful campus in Monroe, NY, the boys quickly started games of volleyball, soccer, ultimate frisbee, mini golf, football, softball, basketball, ping pong and more. There was even a Shiur given for those who wanted to start their day off with some Torah.
After 2 hours of sports (and learning) in perfect weather, it was time for lunch. The boys and faculty enjoyed a BBQ lunch of hotdogs, hamburgers, watermelon, chips, water, and soda. During the lunch break, the highly touted annual Rebbe-Talmid softball game was held, featuring many of our esteemed Rebbeim and staff members, including Shuey Jacoby, Elie Hirt, and Avi Matanky. After 9 innings, for the first time in as long as anyone can remember, the Rebbeim were not losing; after an infield single, Rabbi Axelrod drove in the tying run, bringing the final score to 3-3. Following the game, everyone davened Mincha on the basketball courts.
To finish off the day, another several hours of sports were played, much to everyone's delight. We'd like to thank Rabbi Green and Elie Hirt for putting together the best Chav Ba'Omer trip in the tri-state area, as well as the Camp Monroe staff for being such gracious hosts.
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Lions Impress at Columbus Invitational Baseball Tournament
by Akiva Richman ('19)
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From left to right, top then bottom.
Coach Shmuel Goldis, Captain Gabe Isaacs ('18), Chaim Kazlow ('17), Aryeh Halpert ('17), Eitan Warburg ('19), Zachary Gurwitz ('18), Zachary Stein ('17), Tani Rosenthal ('16), Eli Hoschander ('17), Coach Jake Frankel, Nathan Levy ('17), Ephraim Landa ('19), Meir Uretzky ('18), Daniel Landa ('19), Sam Weisman ('18), Akiva Richman ('19)
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For the last three years, MTA has not had a baseball team. However, due to intrest from the students a baseball team was formed this year and the MTA Lions participated in the Columbus Baseball Invitational (CBI) Tournament for the first time in the tournament's 7 years of existence. After many practices in the last 3 months, the Lions loaded onto the bus and took a ten hour bus ride with the Heschel Heat team, arriving in Cleveland at midnight. All 11 teams slept in the Capital University dorms.
At 2:00 Thursday afternoon, the Lions headed to the fields excited and nervous. After hitting in the batting cages, doing some drills, and fielding fly balls and ground balls, the Lions were ready for their game. They took the field at 5:30 to play the tournament's host, the Columbus Torah Academy Lions. Columbus had a lot of fans at the game but that didn't affect MTA, which took a commanding lead early on, scoring 4 runs in the first inning. Unfortunately, MTA's best pitcher, Tani Rosenthal ('16), had an injured arm and was unable to pitch, so Zach Gurwitz ('17) stepped into the role of starting pitcher and pitched 3 scoreless innings. In the fourth inning, Columbus loaded the bases with no outs, so Daniel Landa ('19) came in to pitch. After walking in a run, he got three straight strikeouts to get MTA out of the inning with only one run scoring. After great defensive plays, including Zach Gurwitz picking a runner off first and Sam Weisman ('18) throwing out a runner who was trying to steal second, some very aggressive base running, a double play, and many hits, MTA beat Columbus 9-1 in six innings.
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Debate and Mock Trial Team Up to Celebrate
by Bentzion Zuckier ('17)
MTA's Debate and Mock Trial teams joined together this Tuesday evening to enjoy a ceremonial end of the year dinner graciously hosted by MTA's debate team and organized by Mrs. Levitt. The outgoing seniors from Debate gave their last extemporaneous speeches and their farewells. Additionally, newly elected SOY (Student Organization of Yeshiva) president and assistant debate coach Shua Brick ('11), gave a speech and imparted some words of wisdom. Lastly, Mock Trial coach Noah Pollack delivered a masterful d'var Torah that had everyone transfixed. Students enjoyed Chinese food while listening to the speeches and are excited to compete next year with their respective teams.
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Career Guidance Hosts Credit Expert Mr. Martin Sabo
by Raziel Siegman ('17)
On Monday, Mr. Martin Sabo, an MTA parent, gave a lecture to the students regarding credit. He spoke about what a credit score is, and the importance of becoming familiar with its details in our high school years. There are various different aspects that contribute to an overall credit score, including how much debt one has and the length of one's credit history. Mr. Sabo discussed the small things one can do to earn a good credit score, which is important later for taking out loans and mortgages, but more importantly for us, is essential when obtaining a credit card and student loans. Additionally, Mr. Sabo addressed the differences between credit and debit cards, and the pros and cons of both.
We would like to thank Rabbi Brownstein and the college guidance department for arranging these career guidance lectures, and Mr. Sabo for taking time out of his busy day to address the students.
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Names, Not Numbers Program Holds Concluding Dinner
by Rami Nordlicht ('16)
On Tuesday night, students in the Names, Not Numbers program, along with their families, MTA faculty, and the interviewed survivors and members of their families, traveled to YU's Schenk shul to celebrate the class' accomplishments and view the video documentaries that were produced by the members of the class. The dinner celebrated the conclusion of a year-long course that required deft interviewing skills, mastery of the history of the Holocaust, and hours of intensive editing. The video included reflections by the members of the class at different points during the year, highlights from the course's recent trip to Poland, and the feature presentation, the actual interviews themselves. Everyone who participated in the program felt a great sense of accomplishment knowing that their documentaries will serve as a crucial piece of oral history, and the dinner marked a fitting end to an outstanding year of interviews, trips, and history.
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Rabbi Gopin's End-Of-Year Shiur BBQ
On Wednesday, Rabbi Gopin's Shiur headed to Jamaica, Queens for an end of the year BBQ. The students first played some soccer and then headed to Liron Iskhakbayev's ('17) house for the bbq. The food was excellent and plentiful.
A year end d'var torah was delivered, which acknowledged the growth of every single Talmid in the Shiur and urged and challenged them to continue this growth throughout the summer.
Special thanks to Liron and Reuven Penn ('17) for getting all the food and of course a special thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Iskhakbayev for opening their home to our Shiur. A great time was had by all.
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WBMK Holds Lunch with Mr. Harvey Wrubel
This past Monday at lunch, Rabbi Tanchum Cohen's Wrubel Beis Medrash Katan (WBMK) shiur was privileged to start off their final week of the year with a special lunch with its sponsor, Mr. Harvey Wrubel. At the lunch, reflections by some of the Shiur's members were delivered, a siyum was made, and Mr. Wrubel then delivered a short and inspiring oration about WBMK's namesake, his father Mr. Julius Wrubel, z''l. The lunch proved to be a great start to a tremendous final week of Shiur, and a fitting conclusion to a fantastic year of learning.
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Rabbi Mendelson's Shiur Goes "Tailgating"
by Rafi Felder ('17)
After waiting months for the right moment, Rabbi Mendelson and his Shiur enjoyed a tailgating party, which they had won at the Chinese Auction earlier in the school year. It just so happened to be that Wednesday was one of the most beautiful days so far this year in terms of the weather. The boys in the Shiur left excitedly at 9:30 AM, right after breakfast, and headed down to the open turf-fields a few blocks away, equipment in hand and ready to have a blast. Teams were created, cones were laid, and the first game of ultimate-frisbee began! There were also extra footballs hanging around, and some talmidim "shmoozed" with Rebbe. Subsequent games of ultimate-frisbee football were played, until, 3 hours into the humid, 85-degree air, many of the talmidim were too exhausted to go on. They gathered the equipment and returned, not to MTA, but across the street from MTA where they were greeted by Rabbi Green and Elie Hirt, who graciously spent much of their morning grilling and preparing a delicious BBQ! The talmidim then made their way to the air-conditioned Annex, enjoyed the BBQ and a Niggun from Rabbi Mendelson, davened Mincha, and returned to their afternoon classes.
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WBMK Holds Final Bechinah with Rav Schachter
On Thursday morning, Rabbi Tanchum Cohen's WBMK Shiur formally concluded their year with a comprehensive oral bechinah with YU Rosh Yeshiva HaRav Hershel Schachter, shlita ('58). This final exam was a continuation of Monday's lunch with Mr. Wrubel as part of a weeklong celebration of the Shiur's accomplishments. Because the test covered the vast majority of the topics that the Shiur had learned during the entire year and was being administered by asuch a prominent Rosh Yeshiva, the members of the Shiur knew that this bechinah would probably be their toughest challenge yet. Nevertheless, the bechinah was a smashing success, as the members of the Shiur were able to have a well thought out, intellectual, and interesting conversation with Rav Schachter. After the bechinah, the members of the Shiur went to Bergenfield for a final seudas preidah at the home of Rabbi Cohen, which included final reflections and messages that were delivered by the members of the Shiur and a final sendoff by Rabbi Cohen. The events of the day concluded an outstanding year of learning, the conclusion of which will always be remembered by its participants.
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Students Attend Scientific Engineering Symposium
by Ben Tzion Zuckier ('17)
This Monday, MTA's scientific engineering classes ventured to TABC in Teaneck to present their projects at a special Science Fair. For the past two months, the students in Mrs. HLZack's class have been creating their ideas; projects ranged from self-making beds to a functional ping-pong cannon. At the event, a Canadian engineer spoke on the topic of anthropomorphic exoskeletons for rehabilitation, and other wearable devices to monitor the well-being and gait of elders and children. Then, both schools admired their projects, shared their ideas and enjoying the creativity of their peers. The program was educational and exciting; MTA looks forward to participating again next year.
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MTA Participates in Math Bowl at SAR
by Raziel Siegman ('17)
On Wednesday, five students from MTA, accompanied by Mr. Segall, attended the annual Math Bowl at Sar High School. Each team played three games of 50 questions each. The questions consisted of both numerical questions and mathematical concepts, as well as questions regarding the history of mathematics and mathematicians. MTA finished with a 1-2 record, beating Schechter Westchester, but losing tough matches to SAR and Heschel.
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Faculty Advisor: Elie Hirt
Publishing & Design: Devir Kahan ('13)
Editor in Chief: Raziel Siegman ('17)
Executive Editors: Rami Nordlicht ('16) Bentzion Zuckier ('17) and Ari Englander ('17)
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