This past Shabbos the MTA juniors in Rabbi Mendelson’s shiur spent Shabbos in Yeshiva in the presence of Moreinu HaRav Herschel Schachter, shlita and Rav Yosef Blau, shlita, along with Kerem B’Yavneh Rosh Yeshiva Rav Aharon Friedman and Hakotel Rebbe Jesse Horn, as well as YU Rebbeim Daniel Feldman and Danny Rapp.

The learning and davening were tremendous as the full beis medrash resounded with Torah and tefillah. The MTA talmidim were a true part of the yeshiva! Rabbi Bortz addressed the MTA late night oneg Shabbos (after three hours of learning!) and HaRav Boruch Simion shlita, a YU rosh yeshiva who himself learned in MTA, spoke at the high school kiddush (before three hours of learning in the afternoon!)

Besides Rabbi Mendelson’s divrei Torah and learning with the talmidim over Shabbos, he also taught them an unpublished song to the words of “Toras Hashem Temima.” Many Talmidim look back to the in-shabbossim as turning points in their ahavas haTorah and are already looking forward to the next one before the iyun final in January. Only MTA can offer such a yeshiva experience!