“Are Missionaries Winning?” That was the question posed in advertisements for a speech by Rabbi Tovia Singer, a crusader against Christian missionaries, who spoke at the Rutgers Hillel Wednesday night. Singer addressed a mix crowd of both Jews and non-Jews.
Attendees told CampusJ that said Singer didn’t offer a direct answer to the question of whether missionaries are winning, and that the controversial title was just used to draw attendees. Instead, Singer mostly spoke about missionaries’ strategies.
Singer explained the difference between Christians who missionize and Christians who do not. He also explained the methods that some groups use to missionize, such as hosting a Passover seder for Jews and explaining to them how various parts of it represent the story of Jesus. He told the students in the room their best defense against missionaries was to continue to learn about the Torah. He also addressed the non-Jews in the crowd, telling them he felt sorry if they are missionaries, that he was sorry that other missionaries had got to them and made them missionaries.