Thanks for dropping by at Israel Unique!
Israel Unique is a small family business run by Michael & Annie Nissim from Mt. Carmel in Haifa, Israel. We attend the local congregation, Bethesda Assembly. Both of us believe in the Lord Jesus the Messiah and Michael is an Israeli born Jewish believer. We have two daughters, Rachel and Yochana.
Our desire is that all items available from Israel Unique will be good quality items for believers abroad who love Israel. The books we stock are nearly all written by Jewish believers of previous centuries who bore a deep love for Christ and for His nation Israel. The books are printed in Israel by Keren Ahvah Meshihit (Christian Brotherhood Fund), a Jerusalem based publication managed by Jewish believers.
Any gifts and music are carefully selected on the basis that they are good quality, enjoyable (especially if it's music), glorifying to God, edifying to the believers and unique to Israel. We try to provide an informative description of each item so that customers know exactly what they are buying.
We do not stock Judaica. If you are looking for Judaica, there are plenty of Judaica shops on the internet where you can buy mezuzas, tefilins, kippas and whatever else you may be looking for. However, our opinion is that an over emphasis on Judaistic elements is not edifying and can sway you from the simplicity of faith in the Messiah Yeshua and His work on the cross (Gal 3:1, 5:1). As is written, "For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified." (1 Cor 2:2).
Nonetheless, we also believe that getting to know, and to know well, the Jewish background and roots of the gospel is important, hence some of the books we sell.
To find out what we believe, please read our statement of faith as set out below.
We believe:
- The Holy Scriptures (the Bible, the Word of God) are the only and final authority for the believer.
- We believe in the literal account of creation as described in the Word of God.
- God, Jehovah, is one and exists in three divine persons: the Father, the Son, Who is Jesus the Messiah, and the Holy Spirit of God.
- Every person is a sinner and needs to repent and be born again of God in order to enjoy God's love and fellowship eternally.
- Jesus the Messiah was born of a virgin and died on the cross for the sins of the whole world. He was buried and rose again on the third day.
- "If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." (Rom 10:9). Those who do not believe in the Lord Jesus will suffer eternally in the lake of fire.
The points mentioned above we believe to be most essential and define you as a believer.
We also believe:
- Once you are saved you cannot lose your salvation.
- For 1,000 years Christ will reign on earth from Zion.
- Believers should be baptised by immersion in obedience to God's Word.
Although we believe the last three points mentioned above are of crucial importance to the believer's understanding of God and the Bible, we do not regard them as essential for salvation, and we acknowledge that through the ages there were and still are many dear brethren who think otherwise on these last points.
This is, roughly, what we believe.
