[1] It was positioned to the left of Modern Orthodoxy and to the right of Conservative Judaism, and aimed to "give voice to the halakhic center.
"[2] The Reish Metivta was Rabbi Prof. David Weiss Halivni; notable faculty included Hakham Isaac S.D.
From 1991 through 2010,[2] The Metivta provided a semikhah (Rabbinic Ordination) Program for men only, the advanced Semikha Yoreh Yoreh, a Bet Midrash Program for men and women, and Continuing Education for Rabbis.
It also offered, in cooperation with nearby Fairleigh Dickinson University, a 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.