Shabbat June 7, 2025

Shalom!

As I write today’s update, I am reminded that it is D Day, when 81 years ago a bunch of young men stormed the beaches of Normandy to liberate a continent from the most infamous anti-semite the world has ever known! Those brave men had their whole lives before them and by the end of that “Longest Day”, many thousands had died so that we can have the freedoms we enjoy today. Although that evil tyrant and Jew-hater is dead, the demonic spirit that he operated under is still alive! We have been witnessing the “fruit” of anti-semitism since October 7th on college campuses, the streets of our biggest cities, on the floor of our congress, in Jewish museums and now, right here in Boulder Colorado! The spirit behind anti-semitism and Jew hatred is not new, it has been part of humankind since God called a people to be His People. There is an adversary whose primary job is to wipe God’s people from the face of the earth and make Him out to be a liar and totally impotent. But, … my God, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, is more powerful than any man or evil spirit and His promises will prevail and He will watch over His people forever! The prophet Ezekiel says, “They will no longer be pray to the nations. The beast of the earth will not devour them. They will live in security. No one will make them afraid.” (Ez.34:28). And so many more promises of God that I can quote, but you get the point: He will watch over us, He will keep us, He will be our Strong tower and our Place of Refuge! That is why we cannot bow to fear or hopelessness, because He is faithful! Also, that is why the Church and all of God’s people need to stand in support of our Jewish people and the nation of Israel NO MATTER WHAT, and we must boldly declare to all, NEVER AGAIN! These are dangerous days and God is calling His bride to be cleansed, walk in holiness, devour His word, and love what He loves and not give up, because HE IS GOOD AND HE WILL DO WHAT HE SAYS HE WILLL DO!

I want to invite you all to our Shabbat service tomorrow, June 7th! Or Chaim Congregation meets at 16800 W. 9th Ave Golden, 80401, and our service starts at 11am. We have been enjoying wonderful spirit-filled worship, times of healing and refreshing and much encouragement as we share community together. Tomorrow I will be sharing a message entitled THE MOST IMPORTANT THING: WISDOM!, a message that we can write volumes about, but that we certainly need in this day. I want to encourage you to come on out, or if you can’t, to at least watch on our livestream. THERE WILL NOT BE AN ONEG FOLLOWING THE SERVICE THIS WEEK! Instead, we will be have a SPECIAL EVENING GATHERING at the Crider’s home at 5pm. It will be a time of fellowship, food, encouraging one another, laughing or maybe shedding a tear or two! It has been a tough season of loss and heartbreak and we want to just come together and love one another. Russ and Siri will provide a meat main dish, so please bring either a side dish, salad or dessert and your favorite beverage (they will have water, juice and coffee). Their address is: 22493 Maplewood Ln. Aurora, 80015, and please park on the street but do not block the mailboxes. 

On Sunday, June 8th, there are a couple of event that are happening. The 30th annual Boulder Jewish Festival will be taking place on the Pearl Street Mall, between 13th and 14th Streets, between 11am-5pm. This is the same location that the fire bombing took place last week. Come on out in support of the Jewish community! Also, at 3pm there will be a Worship Gathering on the west steps of the State Capitol in Downtown Denver, with Sean Feucht. It is time (actually, it’s about time!) that the Body, Jew and Gentile, come together to speak truth in love, declare the Name of Yeshua boldly and walk toward the John 17 unity that we read about and teach about and long to see in reality! Yeshua prayed that, and it is time for us to practice what He prayed! Yes, we all have our theological and doctrinal differences, and we all have our preferences on how and when to worship, but we need to live out God’s priorities, not ours!

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com 

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Blessings and Shabbat Shalom!

Stewart and Millie

Shavuot Shabbat 5/31/2025

Shabbat Shalom!

As we come to the close of the season of the Counting of the Omer, we look forward to the Feast of Shavuot! The 7 weeks between our liberation from Egypt (the world and our sin) and Shavuot (when we celebrate the giving of Torah and the impartation of Ruach HaKodesh) is for many of us a time of Spiritual refinement and preparation to receive God’s revelation. You see, not only do we need liberation from what holds us in bondage, we need the Gift of Torah and His Spirit to walk as Covenant people! We also see in the season a connection between agricultural harvest and God being our provision for everything we need! As I shared last week, it has also been a difficult time for many, the loss of dear friends, the pain and suffering of our friends in Israel, and the hatred and division we are witnessing all around us. However we of all people are a people of HOPE, as we read in so many Scriptures and as the psalmist proclaimed, “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.” Ps.42:5

I want to encourage you to come out to Or Chaim Congregation this Shabbat, May 31st, as we celebrate the FEAST OF SHAVUOT! We are meeting at The Dwelling Place, 16800 W.9th Ave Golden, 80401, and we meet at 11am. It has become our tradition to celebrate with a special presentation of THE BOOK OF RUTH,  a beautiful story of God’s love, provision and extraordinary grace. Hear the incredible story, special music and experience traditional Jewish dance in this wonderful story of redemption! All are welcome and we encourage you to invite some friends! We will halve e a potluck Oneg following the service, SO BRING A DISH TO SHARE AND HANG AROUND FOR FELLOWSHIP!

We are currently planning a Celebration of Life for our dear sister Judith Williams, and we are looking at Saturday, June 28th, following our Shabbat service. We will share more details as we get closer such as location, times etc. Also remember that Or Chaim will be hosting Joshua Aaron in concert on Sunday, June 22nd at The Rock Church in Castle Rock! The address for the church is 4881 Cherokee Dr., Castle Rock 80109and the concert will begin at 6pm. There is NO CHARGE for the concert and a Love offering will be taken up for ministries in Israel, however we do ask that you RSVP at: therock.org/events, to book your seats. We would encourage you to invite your friends and neighbors to this event as we believe that this is a key to see the ONE NEW MAN become a reality in the Front Range!

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com Donations for Kenya Outreach designate Kenya missions!

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Blessings and Shabbat Shalom!

Stewart and Millie

Shabbat May 24, 2025

Shabbat Shalom,

This has been a very difficult week. I, along with many of you have lost a good friend and a sweet, wonderful woman of God. Judith Williams had been in the hospital for a bypass procedure, I had visited with her a few days after, and she was recovering and she seemed to be doing well. She was telling me how she missed being with the “family” on Shabbat and couldn’t wait to get out of the hospital! As we talked and laughed together, complaining about hospital food (she still had stitches so laughing hurt a bit!) and as I was leaving a prayed over her and chanted the Aaronic blessing as I often do. I got a bit choked up as I laid my hands on her head. Early on Monday morning I received a call from her brother that she had passed, my heart was broken. On Wednesday evening, I’m hearing that two Jewish young people were murdered at The Jewish Museum in Washington DC. Again, my heart is hurting bad. Soon, I hear that they were actually Messianic Jewish Believers, known by many of our friends in Israel, and they were planning on getting engaged in a few days in Jerusalem! Friends, these are difficult days and the only place we can go to have true Shalom and refuge is running to be in Yeshua’s Presence! Judith and these two beautiful young people, are experiencing Him in all His glory and fullness, and we are here in pain, but staying under His shelter and “covered by His wings”, knowing that He will be faithful to bring us through these challenging days! We at Or Chaim, as Judith’s Spiritual family, will plan on a celebration of her in the latter half of June, so we will give you more details in the coming weeks.

As these things happen, I am reminded of the fact that we all have an eternal hope, but while we are here now we have a responsibility to proclaim and extend His kingdom, even and especially to the Jewish people! Romans 1:16 is clear, "FOR I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOOD NEWS, FOR IT IS THE POWER OF GOD FOR SALVATION  TO EVERYONE WHO TRUSTS —TO THE JEW FIRST AND ALSO TO THE GREEK.”  I am so thankful that people shared the good news with me and prayed for my salvation. Many believe it is offensive or unnecessary to share the good news with Jewish people, after all “they are God’s problem”, as I have actually heard it said! That is a lie from the pit of hell! If Yeshua came for the lost sheep of Israel, and Paul is not ashamed to share the good news with his people, so we should be sharing with the Jewish people as well! I love my People, the Jewish people, and I pray for their salvation, even though as a Messianic believer I have been rejected by many of my people, I want to see them come to know their Messiah just as I have!

Come on out to Or Chaim this Shabbat May 24th, and worship with us! We meet at The Dwelling Place, 16800 W.9th Ave Golden, 80401, and we meet at 11am. I will be bringing the message as we continue on the theme of The Fear of The Lord, exploring another benefit of Godly fear, LEGACY! What does it mean and is it really important to me for today? This is incredibly important and it has ETERNAL benefits! Our times together on Shabbat have been so wonderful as Ruach Ha Kodesh (Holy Spirit) has been coming into our midst in powerful ways! WE WILL HAVE A POTLUCK  ONEG FOLLOWING THE SERVICE, SO BRING A DISH TO SHARE AND STAY FOR FELLOWSHIP! Also, next Shabbat, May 31st, we will celebrate SHAVUOT, the Feast of weeks (Pentecost) with a special presentation of THE BOOK OF RUTH. If you have never experienced this time, plan on coming out to hear the story of Ruth, in word, song and dance! You will love it, and invite a friend to come on out!

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com  for Kenya mission trip please designate “Kenya mission “

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Blessings and Shabbat Shalom!

Stewart and Millie

Shabbat May 17, 2025

Shalom!

What an intense season this has been! I think if I can put this time in a word, it would be CONTENDING.  What do I mean by contending? For me it means that it is a time of prayer and waiting on God that is intense, persistent and focused in what I am desiring to see Him do. It also means often praying in the Spirit, using my heavenly tongue, because my own words fail me. I am reminded of Jacob in Genesis 32, after wrestling with “a man” (in fact, the Lord!) all night, and the “man’ saying, “hey, it’s morning and I’ve got to go”, Jacob says, “I won’t let you go unless you bless me”(v.32). See, that is what I mean by CONTENDING! Millie and I have been CONTENDING for several things, as I know that many of you also have. Be encouraged, God is saying, I believe, “lean into me and trust and I will not disappoint, you will see what you have asked for.” The words of Paul in Romans 15:13 are encouraging, “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and shalom in trusting, SO YOU MAY OVERFLOW WITH HOPE IN THE POWER OF THE RUACH HA-KODESH.”

Come on out to Or Chaim at The Dwelling Place this Shabbat, May 17th, and worship the King with us! We have had some wonderful and fresh encounters with God in our midst and I believe this Shabbat will be one of those times! Our address is 16800 W.9th Ave Golden, 80401 and our service begins at 11am. This week our friend Tammy Vacura will lead us in worship and we will have a special guest bring a fresh word to us. I have known Matthew Smoler for many years and he has a special call on his life to see the “Isaiah 19” promise of a “highway” from Assyria to Egypt with Israel in the middle, come to pass in our lifetime. He is a Jewish believer in Yeshua, with a passion for reconciliation, prayer and evangelism and has a hunger for what is on God’s heart! Yes, WE WILL HAVE A POTLUCK ONEG FOLLOWING THE SERVICE, SO BRING A DISH TO SHARE AND STAY FOR FELLOWSHIP!

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com  YOU CAN ALSO DONATE FOR KRNYA MISSION HERE!

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Blessings and Shalom!

Stewart and Millie

Shabbat May 10, 2025

Shalom Mishpacha!

In this season of Counting the Omer, it is a good thing to be reminded to pray and to pray effective, Ruach inspired prayers, and to keep on praying without ceasing! If that sounds like a lot, it definitely is, and it is an exhortation we find throughout Scripture. Let me just quote one scripture, “Rejoice always, PRAY CONSTANTLY, in everything give thanks; FOR THIS IS GOD’S WILL IN MESSIAH YESHUA.” (1Thess.5:16-18). If you don’t know where to start, pray for your family, your Congregation (if you don’t know what the needs are, asked me or Mary Westendorf!), pray for your community, state, nation and Israel! And, please pray for Millie and I! We have seen many breakthroughs in prayer over the years; bodies healed, people saved and set free and impossible doors that were shut, miraculously opened! 

Join us this Shabbat, May 10th at 11am at The Dwelling Place! Our address is 16800 W.9th Ave Golden 80401. We have been having some glorious times in our worship and as God has poured out His Spirit and led us to new heights. This week will be a special service as we welcome Grant and Hali Berry from Messiah’s House Messianic Center in Greenwich, CT., in which Grant is the President. He is the author of ROMANS 911, which has become a “bible” of sorts for those desiring to understand the One New Man! Grant and Hali have become friends of ours over the years and he is a Jewish Believer, from London England! We want to encourage you too invite a friend to learn about the ongoing restoration and alignment between the Church and Israel! Grant and Hali are keys in building bridges of understanding between Jews and Gentiles. WE WILL HAVE A POTLUCK ONEG FOLLOWING THE SERVICE, SO BRING A DISH TO SHARE AND STAY FOR FELLOWSHIP!

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com  If giving towards our Kenya Mission trip please designate Kenya mission outreach. Thank you!

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Blessings and Shabbat Shalom!

Stewart and Millie

Shabbat May 3, 2025

Shalom Mishpacha!

Can you believe it is May already? It MAY be that we are leaving the winter months and can expect rain and even some more sunny days, MAYbe? Alright, enough of the silly puns but the year is moving very fast, and the pace of our lives is also moving fast. However, Shabbat is coming, so it’s time to slow down, catch a breath and look forward to a Shabbat Shalom with Him! This has been an exciting and meaningful week as many of us gathered last Sunday at Babi Bar Park to remember 6 million Jewish souls who perished in the Holocaust. On Tuesday, many of us gathered at the State Capitol to pray, worship, dance and make declarations about God’s Lordship over Colorado, and proclaiming righteousness and justice will return to the government of this State! Many of you wrote letters to your representatives and to the governor, expressing your concern for the incursion off the state into our families and our children’s lives. Thank you so much for responding to this urgent call!

We will be gathering this Shabbat May 3rd to worship and celebrate the Lord of the Sabbath, Yeshua, at The Dwelling Place! We meet at 11am and our address is 16800 W. 9th Ave. Golden, 80401. Developing a fear of the Lord has been our pursuit over the past months, and experiencing and practicing HIS PRESENCE is the key to walking in Shalom and overcoming every fear we can experience! My message this week is FEAR THAT ELIMINATES ALL OTHER FEAR! The Lord is certainly calling His bride to come up to a higher place of consecration and holiness, and this message will give us some practical ways to walk in these crazy days. We will have a potluck Oneg following the service, SO BRING A DISH TO SHARE AND STAY FOR FELLOWSHIP!

A reminder that this next Tuesday May 6th, we have been invited to join with the Jewish community for an important event: WE WON’T BE SILENT, an event sponsored by Stories of Anti-Semitism that will be held at DCSD Legacy Campus, 10035 Peoria St. Lone Tree at 6:30pm. Since the horrific attack by Hamas on October 7th and the ugly Jew hatred that we have seen erupt all over our nation, it is important to show the Jewish community that we stand with them! All are invited to this event, so let us show our support for the community and come out!

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com 

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Blessings and Shabbat Shalom!

Stewart and Millie

Shabbat April 26, 2025

Shabbat Shalom!

It has really been a wonderful Passover and Resurrection season! As we have shared, Millie and I and many of you were leading or participated in several Seders and some very special events in the last few weeks. These appointed times are called Mo’adim in the Scriptures which are rehearsals for our gathering together in God’s Kingdom for eternity, with Yeshua our King ruling and reigning after conquering death, hell and satan and wiping away all our tears, and us enjoying His presence forever! Wow, what a hope we have IN HIM, both in our present circumstances and in our future promises in eternity. In this time of ‘counting the Omer’, remember that Yeshua has gone before us as the First Fruits, and we will certainly follow after Him, so be encouraged in the midst of whatever struggle you are in today!

This Shabbat April 26th we of course will be meeting at The Dwelling Place at 11am. Our address is 16800 W.9th Ave Golden, 80401. I will be sharing an important message on Establishing God’s Promises, that will have some very practical application in the midst of waiting for God’s promises to come to pass in our lives. Sometimes, I find myself questioning “Father, did you really say …”? What I am learning is that there is a CONTENDING for what God has said and promised. So come with an expectation that He will encourage you with this message! As always, there will be a potluck oneg following the service, SO BRING A DISH TO SHARE AND STAY FOR FELLOWSHIP! There are some great conversations that take place as we break bread together. There are some very important community events taking place that I want to share with you:

- This Sunday April 27th from 2-4pm will be DENVER HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE at Babi Yar Park, 10451 E.Yale Ave, Denver 80231. We have participated for many years in this event so we will remember the 6 million Jews who were exterminated and say “NEVER AGAIN”!

- On Tuesday May 6th at 6:30pm, Stories of Anti-Semitism is sponsoring “WE WON’T BE SILENT”, an event uniting Non-Jewish allies with their Jewish neighbors to learn, grieve, and fight anti-semitism together. It will be at DCSD Legacy Campus, 10035 Peoria Str. Lone Tree, 80134. If you would like to volunteer for this event, please let me know!

It has been a busy time for many of us but I want to ask you to continue to pray for those in our Congregation who need healing in their bodies, wisdom on important decisions, and loved ones to come into a relationship with Yeshua! Press into the Lord with prevailing prayer and pray in the Spirit at all times!

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com 

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Blessings and Shabbat Shalom!

Stewart and Millie

Shabbat April 19, 2025

Shabbat Shalom!

As we continue with this special week of Pesach, we hope and pray that you and your families are well! Last week on Erev Pesach, we had a wonderful and fun Seder with the Dwelling Place. About 80 people from churches and Congregations from all over the metro area met together and enjoyed the Presence of Yeshua and a wonderful meal! On Sunday, Millie and I led a Seder at Castlewood Canyon Church in Franktown with about 100 folks, Jews and Christians, and for many it was their first  Passover Seder they had ever attended! We had some great conversations and the gospel of the Kingdom was boldly proclaimed! We have one more Seder that we will be leading in Monument, with another 60 or so folks joining us! 

Weather permitting, we are looking forward to seeing all of you this Shabbat, April 19th! Our address is 16800 W. 9th Ave Golden, 80401 and we meet at 11am. I will be sharing a timely message on Friendship with Intimacy, so come on out and worship with us! Our friend Vanessa Remley will be joining with us and leading worship. WE WILL HAVE A POTLUCK ONEG FOLLOWING THE SERVICE, SO BRING A DISH TO SHARE AND STAY FOR FELLOWSHIP. Remember, we are still in the Feast of Matzah, so please bring foods appropriate for the Feast (no yeast etc.). On Sunday April 20th, Or Chaim will be hosting a sunrise worship and fish grill at Aurora Reservoir at 6am. There will be dance and fellowship and great fish served! All are welcome. 

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com 

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Shalom and Blessings,

Stewart and Millie

Pesach Shabbat

Shalom Mishpacha!

It is hard to believe but we are fast approaching the Passover season! The first of the Spring Mo’adim (Appointed Feasts) will be here in just a few days, so, it is another opportunity to look to the lamb of God, prepare our hearts, and thank Him for our deliverance from our own Egypt of sin! I remember as a boy, the whole family would come together and we would recount the story of the Passover, the Israelites miraculous deliverance from Egypt, and have a wonderful meal that my Grandma Tilly would cook. We would sing Dayenu and drink grape juice (adults would drink a lot wine!) and eat matzah, all the while smelling the great food with our mouths watering! It wasn’t till my late 20’s that I grasped the significance of this holiday, not just for my Jewish people but also as a child of God, and that it is not just a “story” and an opportunity to have a great meal, but to reflect and rejoice on my freedom and deliverance in Yeshua! So, prepare your hearts as we gather together in a few days.

SINCE MANY OF US WILL BE ATTENDING THE SEDER AT THE DWELLING PLACE, WE WILL BEGIN OUR SHABBAT SERVICE AT 12 NOON ON APRIL 12TH INSTEAD OF 11AM! THE SEDER WILL BEGIN AT 4PMIN THE FELLOWSHIP ROOM, SO WE WILL NOT HAVE OUR ONEG FOLLOWING OUR SERVICE! Our address is 16800 W.9th Ave Golden, 80401. If you have not signed up for the Seder on Saturday the 12th, there is still room for the Seder on Sunday the 13th! This will be a very special time, a Holy Convocation as the Scriptures describe in Leviticus 23, a time that is still very much relevant for us today. It is encouraging that many churches are beginning to recognize the Passover, and in fact Millie and I will be leading Seders in two other local churches!

We so look forward to seeing all of you this Shabbat! I will be sharing about the passover during the morning Shabbat service, so invite your family and friends to come on out! On Sunday April 20th, as the Christian Church is celebrating Resurrection Day (Easter), Or Chaim will be having a SUNRISE WORSHIP GATHERING at the Aurora reservoir at 6am. Russ and Siri have been hosting the vent for several years and they will be grilling fish on the shore of the lake! There will be worship and dance and it begins at 6am. Dress warm!

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com 

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Blessings and Shalom!

Stewart and Millie

Shabbat April 5, 2025

Shabbat Shalom!
As I write today, Millie and I are taking part in a ‘solemn assembly’ with many leaders throughout Colorado. It’s not a typical conference with speakers and agendas, but a gathering of like-minded believers with one focus, crying out in  prevailing prayer to Adonai, just wanting more of Him in every aspect of our lives and ministry! All of us are realizing that programs and ‘business as usual’ meetings are a thing of the past, and we are acknowledging WE CAN DO NOTHING WITHOUT HIM! Yes, we can meet together and have good times and wonderful worship, but we are all desperate for the Living Water of His Presence! Oh, God, breakthrough in our lives, families, nation and Israel with a holy cleansing and desire for more of YOU!

Join with us this Shabbat April 5th as we gather to celebrate our freedom in Yeshua! It is the season of Pesach (Passover) so let us prepare our hearts as we join together. We meet at The Dwelling Place, 16800 W. 9th Ave Golden, 80401 at 11am. THERE WILL BE A POTLUCK ONEG FOLLOWING THE SERVICE, SO BRING A DISH TO SHARE AND STAY FOR FELLOWSHIP! We will be remembering dear Sara Moses and take a special offering for planting a tree in Israel!

Next Week on April 12th WE WILL HAVE OUR MORNING SHABBAT SERVICE AT 11am! At 4pm, The Dwelling Place will have a Passover Seder that we are invited to participate in, however, you must sign up and the cost is $25. They will also be having a Seder on Sunday the 13th at 3pm. Castlewood Canyon Church will be having a Seder also on Sunday the 13th at 10am.

Let us all join together for this Moed (Appointed Time) as we celebrate Israel’s deliverance and our freedom!

Shalom and Blessings,
Stewart

Come Worship with Sally Klein O’Connor

Shalom Mishpacha!

I am reading through Torah and was struck by the reminder that Moses brings to the Israelites in Deuteronomy 10. As he recounts their travels in the wilderness before they enter the Land, he reminds them of their rebellions and disobedience and how God calls them “stiff-necked”, and, well you know the story … but God’s incredible covenant love breaks through! Moses reminds the people, “So now, O Israel, what does Adonai your God require of you, but to FEAR ADONAI YOUR GOD, TO WALK IN HIS WAYS AND LOVE HIM, AND TO SERVE ADONAI YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL …” (V.12). It is a reminder to me and should be to all of us that He never gives up on us! I want to encourage you to be consistent in your time in His word, pray without ceasing and continue to trust Him in the things you have been contending for! Even in Israel’s disobedience, Adonai was reminding them to trust in His character that will never disappoint!

This Shabbat March 29th will be a special time at Or Chaim as we celebrate together. We are meeting at 11am at The Dwelling Place, 16800 W.9th Ave Golden, 80401. We will be blessed as a long-time friend of Or Chaim, Sally Klein O’Connor will be joining us for an inspiring and worshipful time in the presence of Adonai! Sally and her music have been instruments that God has used to woo hearts to Himself and bring healing to many who have been broken by sin and sorrow. She has an incredible testimony of overcoming hardship and experiencing God’s mercy, so come on out and invite others to join with us. We will have a potluck Oneg following the service, SO BRING A DISH TO SHARE AND STAY FOR FELLOWSHIP! 

The Passover Seders are filling up fast so if you have not already signed up, please do it this weekend! There will be two Seders at The Dwelling Place, April 12th at 4pm and the 13th at 3pm. Also, Castlewood Canyon Church will be hosting a Seder on Sunday the 13th at 10am, that Millie and I will be leading, and all of them are $25. This will be an amazing ‘Appointed Time’ as we recount the story of God’s miraculous deliverance of Israel from Egypt and our own freedom from the power of sin! All are invited and so invite your family members and friends for these special times.

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com 

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Blessings and Shabbat Shalom!

Stewart and Millie

Shabbat 3/22/2025

Shabbat Shalom!

I was reflecting on some medical procedures that Millie and I have had recently. Both of us have had to have eye surgeries because of serious vision issues, and I have recently had to start using hearing aids. Our vision and our hearing, are incredibly important functions and if they are not operating at optimum capacity can cause great problems! We can do one of two things. We can do nothing and not see or hear what we need to and settle for lack of clarity and understanding, or we can try to correct and be more aware of what’s happening! The same can be said about our SPIRITUAL vision and hearing! I don’t know about you, but I’m crying out for more discernment in what I see and hear so I can determine God’s heart and desire for us in these tumultuous days. I have been meditating on a verse lately, "HE MADE HIS WAYS KNOWN TO MOSES, HIS DEEDS TO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL” (Psalm 103:7). Moses had a different relationship with Adonai, he wanted to know intimately the heart, desires and ways of His Creator, while the children of Israel were satisfied with answered prayer! God desires intimacy and friendship with His children!

I am excited about our Shabbat service this week, so come on out and worship with us at The Dwelling Place at 11am! Our address is 16800 W.9th Ave Golden, 80401. I will be continuing on our theme of The Awe Of God, with a message entitled Face To Face friendship: Where Revival Begins. I have been praying, as many of you have, for REVIVAL in Colorado, the nation and Israel for many years! I want to see transformation in the Bride of Messiah, a love for God’s chosen people, and a hatred of sin sweep through our Congregations and churches! Revival starts with us, as we take stock of our own lives and hunger and thirst to know God intimately, and deal with the things that keep us from that relationship. We will enjoy a POTLUCK ONEG FOLLOWING THE SERVICE, SO BRING A DISH TO SHARE AND STAY FOR FELLOWSHIP!

Remember, Passover begins on April 12th, and we will be joining with The Dwelling Place for their Seder, so be sure to sign up for this wonderful time! The price is incredibly reasonable at $25, so sign up in the sanctuary! Also, Millie and I will be leading a Seder at Castlewood Canyon Church in Franktown on Sunday April 13th at 10am! Tickets are still available for this but space is limited for both events.

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com 

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Blessings and Shabbat Shalom!

Stewart and Millie

Purim Sameach Shabbat 3/15/25

Chag Purim Sameach!

We are celebrating the Feast of Purim this week! Although it is not listed as one of the “biggies”, on the same level as Passover or Yom Kippur, it is none the less a very important and memorable festival to observe and rejoice in. It is the amazing story of the deliverance of our people from the evil hands of those committed to destroying us! Does that sound familiar? Be it a Pharaoh or a Haman or a Hitler or Hamas, the Hand of God is always for His covenant people! Purim is a festival that God commands us to remember from generation to generation, and it also is a beautiful picture of how we are to walk and to confront evil in our day. We want to encourage you to invite a neighbor and maybe a Christian friend who doesn’t know anything about this holiday, and let them experience this incredible story, and be reminded that God is always fighting on our behalf, even when we don’t see it!

Come on out and worship and celebrate with us at Or Chaim this Shabbat! We are meeting at The Dwelling Place at 11amand our address is 16800 W.9th Ave Golden, 80401. My message for our Purim celebration is A HINGE OF HISTORY AND A DIVINE REVERSAL!  As is the tradition for the Purim celebration, we encourage you to wear your favorite costume, be it the beautiful Esther, the wise and brave Mordecai or the evil Haman or even the King of Persia, come on out and let’s have fun and eat some Hamantaschen! Also, we will be putting on a hilarious Purim “Schpiel”, where we will perform the entire story of Esther and you get to be the stars!  We will be having a potluck Oneg following the service so bring a dish to share and hang out with us for fellowship! Besides Hamantaschen, some other traditional foods ate at this time are kreplach (dumplings filled with ground meat, served in soup), nuts and seeds, challah, humus and meat dishes, or whatever you feel like bringing (Bible appropriate, of course)! Bring your noise-makers!

A reminder for the upcoming Festival of Passover: We will be joining with The Dwelling Place for their Seders on April 12thand 13th, THERE ARE SIGN-UP SHEETS IN THE SANCTUARY, SO MAKE SURE YOU DO THIS AND THE COST IS EXTREMELY REASONABLE! ALSO, I WILL BE LEADING A SEDER AT CASTLEWOOD CANYON CHURCH IN FRANKTOWN ON SUNDAY, APRIL 13TH (THE SAME COST OF $25/ADULT). 

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com 

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Blessings and Shabbat Shalom!

Stewart and Millie

Converge 2025

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Shabbat 3/8/25 and upcoming events

Shabbat Shalom!

Have you noticed that every time you make a commitment to spend more time in God’s presence, or decide to give a financial gift, or restore a broken relationship you run into opposition or discouragement? Well, at those times we need to realize we are not alone and that we can find much in the Scripture to help us in those times! The Patriarchs, the Prophets, King David, the Apostles and Yeshua all went through those times and give us examples of how to overcome. I love what Rav Shaul says in Romans 8:37, “NO, IN ALL THESE THINGS WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS THROUGH HIM WHO LOVED US.” I know as I have talked with many of you over the last few weeks that there has been much sickness, financial setbacks and family issues and I want to encourage you to make it a point to carve out some time during the day, to just sit with The Lord and wait patiently in His presence. Let Him pour His rest and grace and Shalom into you, and you will be refreshed and what seemed impossible a few days earlier, you will experience incredible breakthrough!

Come out to Or Chaim Congregation this Shabbat, March 8th, and join with us as we worship our wonderful King and awesome provider! Our service begins at 11am and our address is 16800 W.9th Ave Golden, 80401. I will be continuing on the theme of Intimacy With God, with a very timely message entitled (a blast from my “60’s past!) “Listen, do you want to know a secret?”, as we explore how God desires friendship with us and He loves to reveal secrets to those who stay faithful to Him! Stay for fellowship after the service as we have our potluck Oneg and have great conversations around the table! Bring a dish to share!

In just a few weeks we will be entering into the Passover season! We have been invited to join with The Dwelling Place for their Seder and I will be helping lead this. Below is the information for this very special Feast! Also, I will be leading a Passover Seder on Sunday April 13th at Castlewood Canyon Church in Franktown! Please sign up for these Seders as space is limited in both places. We will keep you updated on any other Seders that will be taking as we hear about them.

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com 

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Blessings and Shabbat Shalom!

Stewart and Millie

Upcoming Event

Shabbat Mar 1, 2025

Shabbat Shalom!

What an exciting time to be in the Kingdom of God! In just a little while we will be celebrating the Feast of Purim where we see the hand of God, intervening on behalf of His covenant people to bring incredible victory. What an miraculous story and yet I know that folks today say “Why doesn’t He move like that today?” My answer is “he still does!”, If we see things through His eternal perspective and with eyes of faith and hope! We see that even in Israel, which has been involved in a bloody, existential conflict for about a year and a half, where most of the world has opposed her, God’s hand of protection and his favor has been upon her! It is not just her military excellence, but THE HAND OF GOD! We live in a dangerous world and most of us have families in some degree of dysfunction, or we have been face to face with an impossibility or we just need a breakthrough in some area of our life, so let me encourage you and say THE BREAKTHROUGH WILL COME! Whatever your faith level is today, hold on to that and trust the ONE who is faithful and true!

Come on out to Or Chaim This Shabbat, March 1st, and join the Mishpacha as we celebrate the Lord! We meet at 11am at The Dwelling Place, 16800 W.9th Ave Golden, 80401. I will be sharing an important message on THE SECRET OF THE LORD, a Biblical concept of FRIENDSHIP that is often misunderstood by so many believers. But, throughout Scripture we see that God reveals Kingdom secrets to those whom He calls His friends! WE WILL HAVE A POTLUCK ONEG FOLLOWING THE SERVICE, SO BRING A DISH TO SHARE AND STAY FOR FELLOWSHIP! Just as a heads up, PASSOVER 2025 begins on Saturday eveningApril 12th. Again, we will be meeting in homes for this wonderful and special evening, so stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks! Also, mark your calendars for June 22 for Joshua Aaron Worship night at the Rock!

As we come together this Shabbat, prepare your hearts to take the Lord’s Supper during the service!

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com 

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Blessings and Shabbat Shalom!

Stewart and Millie

Joshua Aaron coming June 22, 2025 to The Rock!

RSVP Here: https://www.joshuaaaron.tv/event-details/worship-night-with-joshua-aaron-in-castle-rock-co

Shabbat 2/22/2025

Shabbat Shalom!

As a guy who grew up in sunny and warm Southern California, the idea of snow and cold weather was something I (weirdly!) looked forward to. Don’t get me wrong, I truly love Colorado and the seasons, but the cold of February hurts a bit more than it used to! However, as I peer out my office window, the beauty of this place still continues to astound me. I have checked the weather and it is supposed to be warmer and sunny for this Shabbat! This year, Millie and I have committed to reading through the Bible, using one of our favorite audio Bible apps, and this week we are in Leviticus. It is such a beautiful picture of the holiness of God, laying out to the Israelites how to approach Him in worship and also in their daily lives. Many would say that it is a hard book to really understand, and they would be right, however, as we ask Ruach HaKodesh to give us wisdom, He gives us understanding of how majestic and awesome He is, and how He invites us to partake in His covenantal family! I want to encourage all of you to be faithful in reading the Scriptures on a daily basis, and ask Him to give you revelation as you read!

Come on out this Shabbat, February 22nd as we celebrate and worship our King and Lord! We meet at 11am at The Dwelling Place, and our address is 16800 W.9th Ave Golden, 80401. As we continue in our theme of THE AWE OF GOD, I will be bringing a message on one of the most sobering passages of Scripture that we can read. We will explore why Yeshua said “Get away from Me”, and the implications for us today. It may be a hard message, but it is directly from the heart of a deeply loving and caring Father! I promise you, it will be an encouraging word! AFTER THE SERVICE, JOIN US FOR A POTLUCK ONEG, SO BRING A DISH TO SHARE AND STAY FOR THE FELLOWSHIP!

Just a word of encouragement, continue to pray for the Mishpacha as many are struggling with various ailments. Our dear Mary has been faithful in sending out prayer needs as she receives them, and it seems that many are battling during this winter season. If you know someone who needs prayer or encouragement, give them a call and speak life over them! Also, we want to ask you to be faithful in your giving, as it seems at this time of the year many ministries are struggling, including Or Chaim, and we want to continue to give and bless as the Lord leads us!

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com 

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Blessings and Shabbat Shalom!

Stewart and Millie

Shabbat Feb 15, 2025

Shalom!
We serve an awesome and wonderful God! As Millie and I wind down our vacation and prepare to return home, He always reminds me that He has all things under His control and that His plans for us are all good! We have had a wonderful time of just “hanging” with our family and dear friends for over 37 years, enjoying great fellowship, lots of laughs, and way too much great food!

This Shabbat, February 15thwill be an important day and I want to encourage you to come on out and be with the Mishpacha of Or Chaim Congregation. The Celebration of Life for our dear Denette Thorn will be at 10am at Westwood Community Church, 7700 West Woodward Dr.  Then, we will have our Shabbat service at 12:30pm at The Dwelling Place, 16800 W. 9th Ave Golden at 11am! We will be continuing our theme with a message on INTIMACY WITH YESHUA. We will look at the unfortunate phenomena of how people are actually serving a DIFFERENT YESHUA then what we see in the Scriptures! Because of the Celebration of Life and our service following, WE WILL NOT HAVE AN ONEG FOLLOWING THE SERVICE! Of course, if you just want to hang out and have fellowship, please do! And bring some snacks to share!

We look forward to seeing all of you this Shabbat!
Shalom and Blessings,
Stewart and Millie