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Institute of Traditional Judaism

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Type
  
Private

Established
  
1990

Website
  
www.themetivta.org

Founded
  
1990

Religious affiliation(s)
  
Jewish

Reish Metivta
  
Rabbi David Halivni

Founder
  
David Novak

Headquarters
  
Teaneck, New Jersey, United States

The Institute of Traditional Judaism, also known as the Metivta or the ITJ, is the rabbinical school sponsored by the Union for Traditional Judaism. The Metivta trains men for the rabbinate, and also offer study programs for men and women which do not lead to ordination. The ITJ offers a Masters in Public Administration jointly with Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Contents

Graduates of the rabbinical program have been hired by both Conservative and Orthodox synagogues.

Origins

The Institute of Traditional Judaism was established in 1990.

Notable faculty and alumni

  • Rabbi Prof. David Weiss Halivni
  • Hakham Isaac S.D. Sassoon
  • Rabbi David Novak
  • Rabbi Brad Hirschfield
  • References

    Institute of Traditional Judaism Wikipedia