Roots of Faith

Shalom from Temple Sinai in Saint Francisville, Louisiana!

The entire Torah community is now in the 7th month of the Biblical year – a time referred to by the First Century Jewish Historian Josephus as the “Sacred Month”. We begin this month with the sounding of the shofar (Ram’s Horn Trumpet), which is followed by Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), and finally the seven day Festival of Booths (Succoth). For the last several years, Roots of Faith has held its Annual Bible Conference during the ancient Biblical Festival of Succoth (Booths).

I wanted to send this update to my entire mailing list today to update you all on the exciting upcoming Annual Conference and Campout to be held here in less than 2 weeks.

This year we are anticipating the largest turnout ever. So far, based upon registrations, it looks like we might have nearly 100 in attendance and many of these will be camping together for the entire week. It is not too late to sign up, but the sooner you do, the better it will be. We use this information to help us better plan. Click here to fill out our on-line registration.

We also have a site set up with information on the Festival and Camp site. I encourage you to check it out.

I am very pleased with the program for this year’s conference. I have uploaded the program as a pdf so that you can print a copy out on my Synagogue Without Walls site. Here is a list of the speakers and their topics.

James D. Tabor – The Five Fundamental Flaws of Christianity
Debbie Good – Healing and Restoration
Walter Oakley – Back to the Future & a Taste of Hebrew
Web Hulon – Moledet vs. Mishpakha – the Building Blocks of Yisrael
Joseph Good – The Ceremonies of Succoth & Pirket Avoth – the Beauty of Judaism in the Sayings of the Fathers
Ross Nichols – The Weightier Matters of the Torah – Torah Faith from the Inside Out
I will also lead a Simchat Torah (Rejoicing in the Torah) service

There will be plenty of time to share at the campsite each evening. There will be singing and dancing and much, much more! Some of the best times during these conferences are sitting around the fire and listening to the discussions that are carried on between newly made friends.

Whether you are able to join us or not, I would ask that you consider contributing to the costs of the conference. As always, we provide all teachings at no charge, but this year the costs are more than I can do alone. The campsite is beautiful, but does not have adequate facilities for the number of attendees. I had to rent portable showers and toilets to accommodate the crowd that we are expecting. This alone will cost nearly $2,000! I would greatly appreciate your help in making this a wonderful Festival for everyone in attendance. No amount is too small as I know that people all have different circumstances. I am only appealing to those who have the means to contribute without putting themselves in a tough place financially. If you would like to contribute and are able to do so, there are a couple of ways. One is to mail a check or money order to:

Roots of Faith
P.O. Box 695
Saint Francisville, La. 70775

or you can contribute on line here.

We will webcast the conference live from the Synagogue as we do all of our teachings. As we get closer I will send out a special update that includes all of the information on how to join in from afar via the Internet.

Please take the time to check our Synagogue Without Walls if you have not done so. This site is an attempt to create a social network – A place of meeting for anyone that believes in the one God of Israel and seeks to live according to the principles of the Hebrew Bible. It now has nearly 300 members from around the world. It is truly turning into an amazing place of learning and fellowship. There you can set up your own page where you can add photos and comments, you can publish on our forum, create your own blog entries, join one of our exciting and informative groups or set up one of your own (with my approval of course:). It is like the popular social networking sites My Space and Facebook, except it is geared towards and developed for people like you who are interested in better understanding and applying the Hebraic Faith in your own life.

I am very excited about meeting many of you face to face in the coming days!

As always, I appreciate your continued interest in Roots of Faith and the Synagogue Without Walls!

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