On Shabbos, December 10—11, MTA’s Yeshiva Fellowship program hosted its annual shabbaton in Teaneck. The event kicked off with a Friday afternoon football game, where talmidim and rebbeim from across all grades enjoyed friendly competition. Talmidim then spent an inspirational Shabbos with their Yeshiva Fellowship mashgichim, filled with beautiful tefillot and zemirot, divrei Torah, lively seudot and learning. They also welcomed eighth graders to the Friday night tish, where they experienced the ways in which MTA’s Yeshiva Fellowship talmidim motivate each other to achieve higher levels of learning and spirituality. The shabbaton culminated with an incredible seuda shelishit, followed by Maariv and a meaningful Havdala.

The Yeshiva Fellowship program is a unique initiative that provides MTA talmidim with additional opportunities to grow in Torah and to develop both communally and individually. Talmidim benefit from the personal guidance of a dedicated mashgiach for each cohort and also participate in special trips, programs, shabbatons and melave malkas. With the participation of Rav Hershel Schachter, distinguished posek and RIETS rosh yeshiva/rosh kollel, and Rav Zvi Sobolofsky, esteemed RIETS rosh yeshiva, Yeshiva Fellowship talmidim take advantage of MTA’s relationship with the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) at YU. This includes following a special Halacha curriculum, participating in chaburos with RIETS roshei yeshiva and a weekly night seder.