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MTA’s Student Activities Department is excited to resume grade-wide trips! On Tuesday, November 3, the Sophomores had a blast with their friends and rebbeim on their trip to Top Golf! “It is amazing to watch our talmidim learning together and enjoying shiur and classes every day,” shared Director of Student Activities Rabbi Danny Konigsberg.

“The happiness of our talmidim is so important to us, and we are excited to enhance their MTA experience with fun trips and activities, while adhering to the appropriate guidelines to ensure their health and safety. Grade-wide trips like this are the perfect opportunity for talmidim to hang out with friends whom they may not share classes with, and spend quality time bonding with their rebbeim outside the classroom.”

Sophomores had the best day golfing, enjoying the beautiful weather, and having a great time with their friends and rebbeim. The grade-wide achdus and energy were incredible, and MTA looks forward to more great trips!

In Morah Akilov’s UPK class in Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion, the children learned that, in Parshat Lech-L’cha, Hashem promised Avraham that he will have as many children as the stars and the sand. The children worked on their fine motor skills by coloring, cutting, and applying sand to their artwork. They learned that Hashem asked Avraham to leave his father’s house, his birthplace, and Hashem didn’t tell Avraham where to go.

“Tyranny has a very soft touch” warned Rabbi David Algaze of Congregation Havurat Yisrael in Forest Hills in a speech on Wednesday, October 28. Rabbi Algaze quoted Alexis de Tocqueville, the 18^th century French philosopher: “Despotism does not break wills, but it softens them, bends them, and directs them.”

HALB utilizes the Blended Learning Rotational Model in both the preschool and elementary school. Students experience group instruction followed by time on the computer and at two different work stations where the students are engaged in small group instruction or independent work.  This model allows teachers to analyze data, further differentiate instruction, work with small groups, and spend more class time on critical thinking and problem solving.

MTA’s stellar educational experience is built upon a solid foundation, whose cornerstone is Torah learning. Torah is not just limited to shiur. MTA talmidim have an incredible variety of learning programs that they take advantage of throughout each and every day. Let’s take a behind-the-scenes look and see what the buzz is about! A typical morning begins before Shacharis. When talmidim arrive at yeshivah early, many of them choose to learn in the Beis Midrash before davening – whether in chavrusos or at a pre-Shacharis iyun t’filah chaburah led by Head of School Rabbi Kahn. During breakfast, talmidim can learn in chaburos led by their peers, providing not only additional time to learn, but also opportunities for talmidim to take on leadership roles.

This past week saw a bevy of guest speakers coming to Rambam through Zoom!