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Category Archives: R. Tovia Singer
Decoding R. Tovia Singer
ChatGPT says: Through Alliance Theory, Rabbi Tovia Singer is best understood as a boundary defense specialist whose primary function is to prevent Jewish defection into rival religious alliances, especially evangelical Christianity, by raising the cognitive and moral cost of exit. … Continue reading
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The Tovia Singer Show
Tamar Leah Miller tells me: I was a listener to The Tovia Singer Show, the Temple Mount Show with R Singer and Jeremy Gimpel and the tnt Tamar and Tovia show and would frequent the virtual studio beginning in July … Continue reading
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Jews of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
Rabbi Yossi Serebryanski writes: As a young child growing up in Australia I heard of an Israeli who had a hotel in Port Moresby, New Guinea. Prior to that I had never heard of any Jewish presence there. That’s not … Continue reading
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Tovia Singer – The Rabbi Predator
I talk to Miriam Puccio Sunday morning about Rabbi Tovia Singer. Luke: “I’ve been tracking this guy for many years. He’s very slippery and often women don’t want to go on the record.” Miriam: “They took away everything from me … Continue reading
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Shannon Orand’s Unusual Conversion
Here’s the Jewish Israel report. Here’s The Jerusalem Report. From The Jerusalem Post, it sounds like Rav Shmuel Eliyahu (Chief Rabbi of Safed and the son of the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Mordechai Eliyahu) is the main force … Continue reading
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Shannon Orand’s Heartbreak Over Rabbi Tovia Singer
Here is an excerpt from the tapes of Leib Tropper and Shannon Orand where Rabbi Tropper seems to be talking about Shannon’s heartbreak over Rabbi Tovia Singer, a Cohen prevented by Jewish law from marrying a convert: “I was with … Continue reading
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Shannon Orand Worked For Tovia Singer Before Leib Tropper
Rabbi Tovia Singer has lived on the edge for decades. He speaks from the heart, confesses his foibles, turns hundreds of people on to Judaism, and makes some powerful enemies in the process. He is one Orthodox rabbi who’s not … Continue reading
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Guma Aguiar’s Closest Rabbi is Tovia Singer
Go figure out the rest. Need more clues? Report: Aguiar has come a long way toward these understandings. Despite having been born Jewish, Aguiar was raised as an Evangelical Christian, encouraged to participate in Christian youth groups and church events … Continue reading
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