Israel At 50: Celebrating the Year of Jubilee

The year 1998 is the Year of Jubilee—the 50th birthday of the State of Israel! What is going through the minds of Israelis on the state’s 50th birthday? What are the expectations of its citizens? Since Israel is a nation of immigrants, growing by 11 percent in the last wave of immigration alone, it obviously changes its character continually. Therefore, the expectations of the citizenry

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Meno Kalisher is the pastor of the Jerusalem Assembly House of Redemption in Jerusalem, Israel, and the Israeli field director for The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry.

1 thought on “Israel At 50: Celebrating the Year of Jubilee”

Thank you for this clear, concise history of the year of Jubilee’s impact (or lack of it) in the lives of those living in Israel. I am a Gentile who loves Yeshua with all my heart. I want to learn more about Him and how to be like HIm. I do pray for the peace of Jerusalem.

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