Succoth Documents

Conference Program

List of Speakers

*The Feast of Tabernacles or booths, Succoth in Hebrew, is a seven day festival that is meant to commemorate a time when Ancient Israel dwelt in temporary huts or shelters (see for example Leviticus 23:41-43). It is one of the three pilgrim festivals. It also seems to point to a time in the future when God's people will once again dwell in booths (See Hosea 12:8-10).

Friends of Roots of Faith to include members of the United Israel World Union were in attendance this year. Others spent a week under the stars with us or attended the conference that was held from Friday, September 28th to Sunday, September 30th.

Begin planning now to join us next year as we celebrate this festival under the stars in Saint Francisville. We will be publishing the dates for these events soon.

Succoth 2007 Conference

(List of Speakers)

Ralph Buntyn is the Executive vice president of United Israel World Union. Ralph is Associate Editor of United Israel Bulletin and a member of the International Council for Jerusalem based Root & Branch Association, Ltd. where he serves as International Co-Chairman on: Torah, Economics and Business. Ralph is a retired Senior Vice President of marketing for Motion Industries. He and his wife Rebecca reside in Asheville, North Carolina.

Anne Butler is a writer, lecturer and photojournalist. Anne has written more than a dozen books covering a variety of subjects, from true crime to humor and history, cooking and children’s stories. She speaks at statewide and national venues, frequently on domestic violence. Her articles have been published from coast to coast in numerous magazines and newspapers. She is also an authority on the contributions of the Jewish community to southern living as well as Jewish life and influence in the antebellum south. Anne is a resident of Saint Francisville, Louisiana.

Joseph Good is the founder and director of Hatikva Ministries. He has spent the last two decades learning and teaching Hebraic values and concepts, especially as they apply to the non-Jew. He is a writer and popular Bible Teacher. He is a respected authority on the Jewish Temples, the Biblical Festivals, Judaic Sources and Second Temple Judaism. His teachings have influenced countless people towards things Hebraic. His weekly teachings are featured on the Universal Torah Network. He and his wife Debbie reside in Texas

Ross Nichols is the founder and director of Roots of Faith Study and Worship Centre. He is ordained through the United Israel World Union and serves on their board of directors. Ross Preaches Moses every Sabbath in the synagogue and seeks to inspire Christians to live a more Biblically Authentic Lifestyle based upon Torah principles. His weekly teachings are aired live via his web site and published as podcasts. He and his wife Bridget live in Saint Francisville, Louisiana. They have 6 children and one grandson.

James D. Tabor is Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is a biblical scholar with experience in archaeology as well as a popular public lecturer. His work has been featured in several major TV documentaries and he bridges the gap between the scholarly world and the general public with a wide variety of publications. His most recent book, The Jesus Dynasty (Simon & Schuster, 2006), was featured in the national and international media and is now in twelve languages. Tabor directs the Original Bible Project and serves as president of United Israel World Union.