The Messiah Truth Project: Who We Are
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The Messiah Truth Project, Inc. is a non-profit organization established to combat the deceptive missionary techniques of evangelical Christian denominations and the Messianic movements. We have developed original Counter-Missionary lectures and training, headed by Israeli and American Hebrew scholars, professors and Orthodox Rabbis, that are available for free download, along with accompanying support materials (both written and recorded). Over 40 hours of free weekly live audio conferences and trainings include: Basic Judaism, Basic Mitzvah, Weekly Parsha Discussion, Pirkei Avos: Ethics of our Fathers, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Mishneh Torah, Sefer Yezirah, Daf Yomi, B’nei Noach, and more. You'll find our most recent schedule here.
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Messiah Truth Project, Inc.
P.O. Box 445
Union, NJ 07083-0445
Our Instructors
Reb David Ariel has a degree in Jewish Theology and Philosophy from eights years of Rabbinical college including Denver's Yeshiva Toras Chaim, The Rabbinical College of America in Morristown and Yeshiva Karlin-Stolin in Brooklyn. A Lubavitcher Chassid, he has since been involved in many outreach programs including anti-missionary work, teaching in the "Partners in Torah" national program, and traveling to the former Soviet Union to help bring fellow Jews closer to Torah. This knowledge and experience coupled with the fact that he is also a Baal Teshuvah himself, gives him a healthy world understanding that bridges the gaps presented by diverse audiences from all walks of life.
Rabbi Emanuel Gentilcore lives in Israel and was ordained by the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. He has taught and counseled for a leading Yeshiva in Jerusalem and currently runs educational programs for university students in Israel. Director of the Visiting Israel Students Association, Rabbi "G" provides a whole range of Jewish programming for overseas students in long term programs and serves as our authority on Jewish halacha.
Professor Vendyl Jones (the real "Indiana Jones"), one of the leading teachers in Noahide Community, still searches for the Ark of the Covenant. In 1988, Vendyl located the Shemen Afarshimon (Holy Anointing Oil), and in 1992, a compound of the eleven ingredients which make up the Holy Incense. Vendyl leads a weekly on-line presentation and discussion for B'nei Noach. Founder of the Vendyl Jones Research Institutes, he utilizes Biblical archaeology, geography, history, Rabbinical linguistics and hermeneutical principles of interpretation of the Bible to correct misinformation against Judaism, the Jewish people and the State of Israel.
Reb Israel Katz was born in the woods of the Bronx and raised in the confusion of assimilation. He studied at the New School for Social Research in NYC, and majored in creative painting, poetry and philosophy. A Baal Teshuvah at age forty, “Izzy” has been working as a Moshgiach (Kashrut supervisor) since 1991 for local schools, the JCC, caterers, butchers, bakers, cruise ships, and Pesach pasta makers, in South Florida.
Rabbi Mordecai Kornfeld is founder and Rosh Kollel of Kollel Iyun Hadaf, has been teaching Torah in Israel for over ten years. A close disciple of Hagaon Rav Yisroel Zev Gustman, zt'l, Rabbi Kornfeld works tirelessly on behalf of Torah dissemination. He was one of the first Rabbis to use the Internet to teach Torah, as his innovative insights in the "Weekly Parasha-Page" has been e-mailed to thousands of readers across the globe since 1993.
Rabbi Oliver studied in Yeshiva Gedola, Melbourne, Austalia; Yeshiva of Tzfat, Israel; Yeshiva Gedola of Sydney, Austalia; Central Yeshiva of 770 Eastern Parkway, New York. He received Rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Yehuda Yeruslavski of Nachlas Har Chabad, Israel.
Rabbi Ben-Tzion Saloff is the director of Mevakshei Hashem outreach, as well as a new educational organization called "Torah In Science / Science In Torah." After years of outreach to Jews in difficult situations like drug habits and cults, Rabbi Saloff is now acting as a laison between Jewish scientists, toward the end of spreading G-dly knowledge through the use of developing scientific knowledge. His weekly on-line teaching and discussion focuses on varying Chassidic texts on perfecting our Divine service.
Reb Moshe Shulman has been active in "Kiruv Rechokim" (Jewish Outreach), countering missionaries and teaching Torah and Chassidus for close to 10 years. A well known member of a large Chassidic group in Brooklyn, New York, Moshe served as Rebbe there in Chassidic Yeshivos for a number of years. He has also been associated with the counter-missionary work of Outreach Judaism for over 5 years. Moshe coordinates Messiah Truth Project's Outreach Services, providing information and counseling for Jews interested in leaving Messianic / Christian movements.
Rabbi Eliezer Schwartz was educated in his youth in the yeshivas of New York, and graduated from Yeshiva College (now, University). He received his smicha from Yeshivas Rabenu Yitzchak Elchanan at the hands of HaRav Samurel Belkin, HaRav Moshe Stazkes (Lomzer Rav) and HaRav Yosef Ber Soloveitchik, then continued his graduate studies at Rutgers University. Having been a practicing Rabbi in PA and NJ, he has written and lectured extensively on Torah, halacha, hashkafa as well as having authored articles on commodity and technical analysis.
Rabbi Ezriel Yellin currently lives in Central Israel. He received rabbinic ordination from HaRav Yaacov Rosenthal of Haifa, and HaRav Daniel Channen. After 20 years of involvement with different Jewish youth organizations, most notably NCSY, he made aliya and studied for several years at Yeshivas Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem. Rabbi Ezriel is a self-employed computer professional, a member of ZaKa Rescue and Recovery and part of the editing staff of Pirchei Shoshanim's Shulchan Aruch Learning Project.
Professor Uri Yosef was born, raised, and educated in Israel, and completed his higher education (Ph.D. and M.B.A.) in the US. A researcher, scholar, and former tenured professor, Uri speaks at various Jewish venues about the efforts to counter Christian missionary groups. As Education Director for the Messiah Truth Project, he provides weekly on-line training and develops our multi-media Counter-Missionary Education materials. Uri's background in languages includes: Hebrew (native tongue), English, German, and Yiddish on a fluent level; Arabic, Aramaic, Portuguese, and Spanish, and ASL (American Sign Language) at various levels of proficiency.
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