Last week MTA opened its doors to many eighth graders who came to visit the school for a day. As is MTA’s practice, it hosted two separate days to accommodate all of the students who came from many different day schools.

The day began with breakfast and an introduction from Director of Admissions Rabbi Yoni Stone. Following that, the prospective talmidim were divided into three groups to attend shiurim from top MTA rebbeim such as Rabbi Schenker, Rabbi Wiener, Rabbi Konigsberg and Rabbi Axelrod. Each eighth grader heard from two rebbeim.

The day continued with an opportunity for each boy to choose his next activity: basketball in the YU MSAC, hockey in MTA’s Den, chess or robotics in the library. Each group was led by MTA upperclassmen and was enjoyed by everyone.

Lunch was followed by three general studies slots. All the eighth graders got a very relevant and timely history lesson from Mrs. Benjamin, MTA’s chair of the history department, a math lesson from math chair, Mrs. Jen Friedman, and a science lab experience from chair of MTA’s science department, Mrs. Megan HL Zacks.

The day concluded with Mincha, and transportation was provided back to each of the communities. It was a great opportunity for the prospective talmidim to get a taste of the MTA experience, and the yeshiva looks forward to welcoming many of them back in the fall of 2024!