Institute of Traditional Judaism

Institute of Traditional Judaism
Institute of Traditional Judaism
Location
	Jewish
Established	1990
Reish Metivta	Rabbi David Halivni

The Institute of Traditional Judaism, also known as The

Metivta or the ITJ, was the rabbinical school sponsored by the Union for Traditional Judaism

.

The Institute of Traditional Judaism was established in 1990.

Modern Orthodoxy and to the right of Conservative Judaism, and aimed to "give voice to the halakhic center";^[2] see David Weiss Halivni § As a spiritual leader

. The Reish Metivta was Rabbi Prof. David Weiss Halivni; notable faculty included Hakham Isaac S.D. Sassoon and Rabbi David Novak. A prominent graduate is Rabbi Brad Hirschfield.

From 1991 through 2010,

Masters in Public Administration

degree with a concentration in Jewish communal service. Since 2010 and the UTJ's move to New York from New Jersey, the Metivta offered only on-line learning.

Graduates of the rabbinical program were hired by both Conservative and Modern Orthodox synagogues, although the Rabbinical Council of America does not recognize ordination from UTJ.

References

^ Goldman, Ari (March 10, 1990). "Religion Notes". New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
^ ^a ^b utj.org/faqs

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[NYT-1] Goldman, Ari (March 10, 1990). "Religion Notes". New York Times. Retrieved 3 January 2011.

[faqs-2] utj.org/faqs

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