August/September 1990

Still Seeking A Better Country

Features

Communism’s One Good Thing

There’s something compelling about seeing those big wrecking balls swinging from cranes, bashing the walls of obsolete buildings into of rubbish. Even more fascinating is the countdown for the triggering of explosives set against supporting...

Return to Romania

Dr. Ben Abraham, The Friends of Israel’s Eastern European worker, was born in Romania. Memories of his early years are filled with images of persecution and suffering for believers in the Messiah.

Abortion and the Origin of the Human Soul

The Bible contains two facts that bear significantly upon the issue of when the fetus is a complete human being possessing a human soul. The first fact is that man is created in the image...

Judgment Ahead Zephaniah 1:1–16

The 1990s will be a decade of unprecedented changes worldwide. Eastern Europe is swiftly evolving into a Western-style society. Western Europe will be sporting a new look known as the European Economic Community by 1992.

The Shema: How Much of Me Does God Own?

Hear, O Israel: The Lᴏʀᴅ our God is one Lᴏʀᴅ: And thou shalt love the Lᴏʀᴅ thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Apples of Gold

Joel of Jerusalem Aug/Sep 1990

As you know, we are experiencing a large immigration of people to Israel from Eastern European countries, especially from Russia. Because Israel is a small country, every area is receiving its share of these immigrants...


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The Mercy Ship Sails for Poland

The Friends of Israel recently had the privilege of joining thousands of others in an unprecedented relief effort to Poland. On Tuesday, April 24, 1990, four of our workers drove to New London, Connecticut...

The Day of the Lord Judgment as Proclaimed by the Prophet Zephaniah

Zephaniah’s name means Jehovah hides or Jehovah protects. For this reason, some have conjectured that he was born in the latter part of Manasseh’s reign (686–642 B.C.; cp. 2 Ki. 21:16).

Daily News from Israel

News Digest — 8/14/26

Israeli families moved into the reestablished northern Samaria community of Ganim on Thursday (13th), 21 years after Israel evacuated...

News Digest — 8/13/26

Minister of Defense Israel Katz on Wednesday (12th) visited IDF forces operating in the Lebanese villages that border Israel...

News Digest — 8/12/26

IDF troops on Tuesday (11th) eliminated a Hamas sniper who violated the ceasefire and posed an immediate threat to troops...

Netanyahu Pushes Back on Trump’s Gaza Plan—Here’s Why!

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not withdraw...

News Digest — 8/11/26

IDF Chief of Staff LTG Eyal Zamir convened a senior operational forum on Monday (10th), declaring that the military remains prepared for a rapid...

Israel at War: Week 148

“All or Nothing,” summarizes Prime Minister Netanyahu’s response to the Board of Peace’s recommended proposal to end the Hamas War...

News Digest — 8/10/26

Direct negotiations between Israel and Lebanon are unlikely to resume next month, with any potential future sessions delayed...

News Digest — 8/6/26

The Israel Defense Forces announced Thursday morning (6th) that two reservist soldiers were killed, and four were seriously wounded...

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