The MTA community had an amazing time celebrating Israel’s 72nd birthday on Yom Ha’atzmaut! Programming and events included an exciting family chagiga led by Tani Polansky, yeshiva-wide Hallel led by sophomore rebbe Rabbi Axelrod, divrei Torah from Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Taubes, and an Israel-themed Family Feud game hosted by Hatzioni, the yeshiva’s Israel Advocacy Club. Rebbeim and teachers also incorporated Israel into their shiurim and classes. Rabbi Tani Cohen’s Julius Wrubel Beis Medrash Katan Shiur enjoyed a two-part Yom Ha’atzmaut discussion as well as a musical kumzitz, junior rebbe Rabbi Schiller hosted the yeshiva’s weekly Y Club meeting and led an interactive discussion on “Y are there so many political parties in Israel and what do they stand for?,” while science instructor Mr. Goldberg shared the connection between chemistry and the Balfour Declaration in his chemistry classes. Talmidim displayed their Israel pride by wearing blue and white and creating Israel-themed Zoom backgrounds.
