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Rabbi Tovia Singer (; born September 20, 1960) is an American Orthodox Judaism rabbi and the founder and director of Outreach Judaism. Outreach Judaism Inc. Outreach Judaism is managed under the Eits Chaim Indonesia Foundation, which describes itself as an advocate for the Jewish faith, the Jewish people, and the Israel. Yayasan Eits Chaim Indonesia After five years in Indonesia, Singer moved to Jerusalem in 2019 where he now lives in the Jewish quarter of the Old City.
Singer is the author of the book and audio series Let's Get Biblical: Why Doesn't Judaism Accept the Christian Messiah?. His new expanded edition is a two-volume book that takes a critical look at long-standing Christian charges against the Jewish faith.Rabbi Tovia Singer, "Let's Get Biblical: Why Doesn't Judaism Accept the Christian Messiah?", 2014, , [7] According to David Brickner it has "grabbed the attention of many evangelicals simply because it has been so widely distributed."David Brickner, "Encountering Jewish Resistance", in J. Dudley Woodberry (ed.) Reaching the Resistant: Barriers and Bridges for Mission, William Carey Library, 1998, , p. 90. A book review by Jewish Values Online described Singer as "a master of his material" and that "his meticulous research and command of Biblical sources is most impressive." "The Jews and Jesus" on Jewish Values Online.
Together with Eits Chaim Indonesia Foundation, Yayasan Eits Chaim Indonesia whose founders are of Dutch Jewish descent, Singer started the only Jewish Center legally acknowledged by the Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs - Torat Chaim. Since Judaism is not yet a recognized religion in Indonesia, religious freedom for Torat Chaim and its members is guaranteed and protected by the Christian Desk of the Indonesian Religious Affairs Department.Rabbi Yosef Serebryanski, "Jews in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea", The Jewish Press, August 28, 2015.
On November 25, 2022, The Jerusalem Post reported that Lihi Lapid, the wife of Prime Minister Yair Lapid, sued Singer for reporting a claim by missionary Chaim Malespin that Mrs. Lapid believes in Jesus. "Lihi Lapid sues man who said she's Christian, cites Tel Aviv Rabbi ancestor", The Jerusalem Post, November 25, 2022. Lapid claimed that Singer apologized for this, which Singer denied in a response published in the Jerusalem Post on November 27. Lapid's claim was for £190,000; Singer countersued Lapid for defamation for £72,000. Both suits are pending.
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