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Union for Traditional Judaism
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About Us

What is the UTJ?

The Union for Traditional Judaism (UTJ) is a group of rabbis, scholars, and laypeople who advocate for a passionate, open-minded approach to Torah study and observance of Jewish law (Halakhah) rooted in classical religious sources and informed by modern scholarship.

Our philosophy is distinguished by the symbiotic relationship between faith in the God-given Torah and intellectual integrity and our emphasis on the sacred framework of Halakhah as our unifying guide. We measure the dominant societal values against the yardstick of traditional Judaism, eschewing denominational labels.

Through our website, social media, publications, conferences, Panel of Halakhic Inquiry, op-ed pieces, and educational materials, the UTJ encourages all Jews to respect the actual parameters of Jewish law, avoiding the temptation to rewrite them in the spirit of secularism on the one hand or to evade legitimate contemporary questions on the other.

To learn more about us please read our declaration of principles.

Executive Leadership

  • Executive Administrator: Rabbi Andrew Schultz
  • Executive Vice President: Rabbi Gerald Sussman
  • Executive Vice President Emeritus: Rabbi Ronald Price

UTJ Board of Directors

  • President: Rabbi David Novak
  • Vice Presidents: Rabbi Wayne Allen, Rabbi Noah Gradofsky, Rabbi Kenneth Greene, Mr. Sanford Hausler, Esq., Rabbi Jeffrey Miller
  • Treasurer: Mr. Mitch Morrison

Past Presidents

  • Rabbi Edward Gershfield, z”l
  • Rabbi Bruce Ginsburg
  • Mr. Burton G. Greenblatt, z”l
  • Dr. Miriam Klein Shapiro, z”l
  • Mr. Horace Bier, z”l

Morashah

  • Chairman: Rabbi Robert Pilavin