The founder of Outreach Judaism
Rabbi Tovia Singer is one of the best-known counter-missionary educators in the Jewish world and the founder and director of Outreach Judaism, an organization he established to respond to groups that target Jews for conversion. His recordings here — some two dozen — reflect the work he is known for: teaching Jews how to understand and answer missionary arguments, and why those arguments do not hold up against the Jewish reading of Scripture.
His reach extends well beyond the lecture hall. Rabbi Singer is a longtime radio host and author whose material has traveled widely, and titles such as "One Jew is Outsmarting Missionaries at Their Own Game" capture both his subject and his tone — confident, sharp, and focused on equipping ordinary Jews rather than on winning debates for their own sake.
Answering the missionaries
The heart of his teaching is textual. Missionary claims typically rest on particular readings of verses in Tanakh, and Rabbi Singer's response is to return to those verses in Hebrew and in context, showing how the Jewish understanding differs. Recordings like "Anti Missionary Lecture with Rabbi Gavriel Aryeh Sanders" and "Know What to Answer" are built to give a listener specific, usable responses rather than vague reassurance.
This work has a practical urgency. Jewish communities are regularly approached by well-funded groups seeking converts, and many Jews have little preparation for that encounter. Rabbi Singer's shiurim aim to close that gap — to make sure a person confronted with a missionary claim knows the sources, understands the counter-argument, and can hold their ground with knowledge rather than discomfort.
Strengthening Jewish faith
His teaching is not only defensive. Alongside the counter-missionary material sits a positive project: strengthening Jewish emunah and clarifying what the tradition actually teaches. His appearances at events like the Project Inspire Convention 2022 — including a Motzai Shabbos keynote — show him speaking to broad Jewish audiences about identity and belief, not only to those facing missionaries directly.
That balance is much of his appeal. By pairing a firm grasp of the sources with a clear sense of why Jewish belief stands on its own, he helps listeners feel grounded rather than merely warned. For families, the value is confidence: children and adults who understand their own tradition well are far better prepared to meet challenges to it from the outside.
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Key takeaways
- Rabbi Tovia Singer is the founder and director of Outreach Judaism, a leading counter-missionary organization.
- His shiurim teach Jews to answer missionary claims by returning to the verses of Tanakh in Hebrew and in context.
- Talks like 'Know What to Answer' give listeners specific, usable responses rather than vague reassurance.
- He also speaks to broad audiences, including Project Inspire, about strengthening Jewish faith and identity.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.