Founded in 1955 by Rabbi Pinchas Mordechai Teitz, RTMA adheres to the tenets and practices of Orthodox Judaism.

The Jewish Educational Center was the keystone of Rabbi Pinchas Mordechai Teitz's life mission to create a community that would synthesize Judaism and modernity.

Its success was recognized by the Government of Israel in 1968, when it singled out Elizabeth as a model Jewish community and presented it with a medal.

The Limudei Kodesh department is tracked into three levels of instruction in order to provide an ideal caliber of learning for students with varying degrees of experience in Torah studies.

There are also several out-of-school learning opportunities such as Sunday Shiur, Night Seder, Mishmar, and Yeshiva University's TLN program.

[13] RTMA has a variety of sports teams, including basketball, hockey, baseball, softball, wrestling, and soccer.

The RTMA Thunder basketball team is one of the original members of the Metropolitan Yeshiva High School Athletic League (MYHSAL).

Its achievements include a record of four league championships in the 1970s,[14] as well as recent playoff berths by both its JV and Varsity squads.

The RTMA squad has had numerous successes in the Wittenberg wrestling tournament, including two podium finishes in 2015 in the 132 and 145 pound weight classes by Mishan Rosenzweig and Mike Kachan, respectively.

[22] Rabbi Noach Sauber, the Assistant Principal, studied for several years at the Mirer Yeshiva and at the Kollel in Edison, which was then followed by supplementary schooling at the Mercaz Center for Teacher Training.

RTMA students are prepared for their year in Israel throughout their high school experience through the Limudei Kodesh portion of the curriculum.