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Stories about my childhood growing up in Detroit, my college and graduate school years in chemistry living in Portland OR, my clinical chemistry research years spent in LA, my gemologist years spent in New York City, and lastly my years in Israel with my wife. Theseare the stories, Ideas and events which shaped my life as an orthodox jew, and those who helped me find my way...

Judaism Chemistry Personal Journals Religion & Spirituality Comedy Family Society & Culture
Update frequency
every 2 days
Average duration
6 minutes
Episodes
98
Years Active
2014 - 2025
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Moonwalk

Moonwalk

July 20, 1969,  the night of the first moon walk, the unexpected turn of events which nearly caused me to spend the night in the Southfield Police station.

00:06:26  |   Thu 04 Sep 2025
Mt. Rainer

Mt. Rainer

In my late 20s I attempted to climb Mt. Rainer. I came to know the meaning of sudden and immediate danger. B'H I'm here to tell the story.

00:14:53  |   Wed 03 Sep 2025
Pumpki

Pumpki

Rescuing a Saint Bernard from the trail at Bold Mountain, CA  

00:08:39  |   Wed 03 Sep 2025
Message at Bob's diner

Message at Bob's diner

Entering my junior year at collage, I got a message at Bob"s diner that changed the direction in life.

00:05:43  |   Wed 27 Aug 2025
Stand by me

Stand by me

Along the journey towards learning to live a modern orthodox life, it  turns out to be more than just learning Torah, doing mitzvot, and giving tzedakah. Its the people you meet along the way and how…

00:08:24  |   Sun 24 Aug 2025
Meet me at the cemetery.

Meet me at the cemetery.

A beautiful bike ride off road turns into a life saving experience. 

00:13:08  |   Tue 06 Dec 2022
Twilight zone

Twilight zone

On this Yom Kippur morning, when  I expected only normality,  I found myself completely alone with only the Creator. 

00:07:20  |   Fri 07 Oct 2022
What's in the lift?

What's in the lift?

The story of our lift to Israel, it was expected to arrive the week before
passover, then corona happened; passover came and went,
then the lift arrived with all our passover stuff. I guess
the 30 hagga…

00:08:03  |   Wed 29 Apr 2020
Dayenu

Dayenu

The Passover Seder song of  Dayenu calls out to me this year
as our unique situation of having just moved to Israel coincides 
with the first global pandemic. 

00:04:46  |   Fri 17 Apr 2020
Shoshiiiiiiiii

Shoshiiiiiiiii

Several years ago I traveled to Israel to visit my daughter.
My arrival was met with unexpected challenges, but with a cry 
into the heavens for help, all worked out just fine. 

00:07:56  |   Wed 01 Apr 2020
Apostille

Apostille

One of the first hurtles in the Alyiah journey you won't be able to avoid is 
getting your documents apostilled. 

00:04:42  |   Fri 27 Mar 2020
The Big jump

The Big jump

Karen and I made the Big jump to Israel. The world is
faced with a pandemic. Everyone on the planet is staring
into a huge unknown..

00:05:57  |   Thu 26 Mar 2020
Competition at Brennan Pools- Pies & Flies

Competition at Brennan Pools- Pies & Flies

During my late teen swimming years, I spent my summer months swimming at Brennan Pools in Detroit. Once a summer we elected to forgo the training, for a competition of a different sort.
00:04:56  |   Fri 10 Jul 2015
The Big Hill

The Big Hill

A bike outing with my brother Shel, that ended in a crash.
00:05:24  |   Mon 06 Jul 2015
Sparklers

Sparklers

Trying my hand at pyrotechnics in my teen years.
00:05:16  |   Thu 02 Jul 2015
Fifteen Shades of Gray

Fifteen Shades of Gray

playing nice.
00:04:25  |   Mon 29 Jun 2015
Dr. First

Dr. First

Those mischievous days in my organic lab. at Eastern, and the practical joke we played on the freshman ladies enrolled in the per-nursing program.
00:05:51  |   Fri 26 Jun 2015
Kill Switch

Kill Switch

When two friends and I went on a hiking trip to the adirondacks, we didn't get far before I flick the kill switch on the car, well the story takes off from there.
00:06:13  |   Thu 25 Jun 2015
Old Smoothies

Old Smoothies

The story about my parents' retirement activity of square dancing, and how it kept their romance alive.
00:04:23  |   Wed 17 Jun 2015
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