Answering the missionaries
Rabbi Michael Skobac is best known for his work in counter-missionary education, long associated with Jews for Judaism. His shiurim address a specific and pressing need: equipping Jews to recognize and respond to missionary arguments, including the messianic claims aimed squarely at Jewish audiences.
This is not abstract polemics. It is the practical Torah of knowing what the sources actually say — how a verse cited out of context reads in the original, why a proof-text does not prove what it is claimed to — so a person is not caught unprepared by a well-rehearsed pitch.
The foundations of Jewish belief
Underlying the counter-missionary work is a positive project: articulating why Judaism holds what it holds. His teaching tends toward the foundations — the reliability of the mesorah, the Jewish reading of Tanach, and the reasons a believing Jew has for confidence in his own tradition.
That makes the material valuable well beyond any single debate. Someone who has never spoken to a missionary still benefits from understanding his own emunah more clearly and knowing the ground it stands on.
For a Jew who wants to be prepared
The shiurim suit anyone likely to encounter these questions — on a campus, at work, or online — and anyone who simply wants firmer answers to the challenges leveled at Judaism. The tone is educational rather than combative: understand the claim, then answer it with sources.
For parents, this is also a way to prepare the next generation, giving children the vocabulary and the confidence to meet a challenge to their Yiddishkeit without being thrown by it.
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At a glance
Key takeaways
- Rabbi Michael Skobac is a counter-missionary educator long associated with Jews for Judaism.
- His shiurim teach how to recognize and respond to missionary and messianic claims.
- He grounds the work in the positive foundations of Jewish belief and the Jewish reading of Tanach.
- The material prepares Jews — including children — to meet challenges to their emunah with sources.
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