{"id":5,"date":"2010-07-19T14:53:49","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T18:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metivta2010.utj.org"},"modified":"2010-07-19T14:53:49","modified_gmt":"2010-07-19T18:53:49","slug":"a-message-from-the-dean","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/utj.org\/metivta\/a-message-from-the-dean\/","title":{"rendered":"A Message From The Dean"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to our Metivta, the Institute of Traditional Judaism. Founded as a rabbinical school, our programs have expanded to include a mekhina<\/em> (preparatory) program and MPA (master of public administration) as well as semikhah<\/em> (rabbinic ordination) studies. Founders of this metivta<\/em> saw it as the primary step necessary for the fulfillment of their dream for a truly open-minded observant Jewish community. The creation of the Institute of Traditional Judaism, based on the motto emunah tzerufah v\u2019yosher da\u2019at<\/em> – Genuine Faith and Intellectual Integrity – marks our attempt to create a new kind of rabbinic leader for the Jewish community. Steeped in classical rabbinical learning, with full commitment to Halakhah<\/em> as it has been understood throughout the generations, our musmakhim<\/em> face the broader Jewish community with love and respect.<\/p>\n

During the three to five years a man learns here in preparation for his yoreh yoreh semikhah<\/em>, he will of course study the materials traditionally required for ordination. He will also cover much additional gemara<\/em> and posekim<\/em> as well as studies in Tanakh and History, taught by superb scholars. But he will also be required to study the basics of counseling and will have a project in shimush bakehilah<\/em> – practical service in the community. The person who completes the semikhah<\/em> program at the Metivta should personify the combination of serious Jewish learning and ahavat yisrael<\/em>, love of all Jews, regardless of their affiliation.<\/p>\n

Anyone contemplating entrance to this school should do so only on the basis of the ideology of the institution, faculty, and approach to study we can provide. Do not apply because of our small class size or our lunch program. (We don\u2019t have a lunch program – we are however, located near 20 kosher restaurants!) Don\u2019t apply because of the dormitory facilities (To date we do not have any. We are, however, located near several garden apartment complexes where students often rent apartments). Do not apply because of the pleasant atmosphere of our Beit Midrash (this, along with small classes, we do<\/strong> have!).<\/p>\n

Apply to the Metivta if you are the kind of person who is prepared to learn hard and are committed to serving the Jewish community as a learned person who will always continue learning, from the Torah texts, and from kol haberiyot<\/em>, all people and things, in order to bring yourself and those whom you serve closer to ha-kadosh barukh hu<\/em>, the Holy One Blessed Be He.<\/p>\n

The Jewish community today needs leaders with vision. It needs both rabbis and educated lay people who are committed to bringing the Jewish community closer to Jewish living and learning. It needs rabbis and administrators who are excited about the possibility of working in yeshivot<\/em>, day schools, community centers, Federations and on campuses, as well as in synagogues. It needs people committed to intellectual and spiritual growth, full of observance of Halakhah<\/em> and a spirit of caring openness to others. The Metivta trains rabbis, through its Yoreh Yoreh semikhah<\/em> Program, who are guided by these commitments. It trains rabbis who have a vision of Jewish communities that are committed to learning Torah, keeping Mitzvot<\/em>, and embracing the larger world around them. The Metivta trains rabbis who seek to create and nurture communities in which all Jews can learn from one another.<\/p>\n

Rabbi Ronald D. Price, Dean Emeritus<\/em><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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