Weinstein Podcasts

The step up to the podium. 09.07.2026 8:57 ↓

A story about my life as a swimmer starting from the beginning up to today.  The true meaning of step up to the podium.

Railroad tracks 28.06.2026 5:42 ↓

An early childhood memory of a family outing that shaped my teen and young adult hiking years. 

Special phrases attributed to my father. 30.04.2026 8:07 ↓

My father use to say many phrases which we, his children became well familiar with, here are a few of the phrases which come to mind.

It's a small world 12.09.2025 6:21 ↓

 Explain the relationship between our hopes and our reality. Does prayer have an affect on our world?

Special gift 12.09.2025 7:22 ↓

In the early 90's  Rav Dovid Fegin, a dear friend, presented me with a special gift which i cherish to this very day.

Moonwalk 04.09.2025 6:26 ↓

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.

Mt. Rainer 03.09.2025 14:53 ↓

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.

Pumpki 03.09.2025 8:39 ↓

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

Message at Bob's diner 27.08.2025 5:43 ↓

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

Stand by me 24.08.2025 8:24 ↓

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 they enrich your life.

Meet me at the cemetery. 06.12.2022 13:08 ↓

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

Twilight zone 07.10.2022 7:20 ↓

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

What's in the lift? 29.04.2020 8:03 ↓

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 haggadahs will just have to wait until next  passover....  and more.

Dayenu 17.04.2020 4:46 ↓

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. 

Shoshiiiiiiiii 01.04.2020 7:56 ↓

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. 

Apostille 27.03.2020 4:42 ↓

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

The Big jump 26.03.2020 5:57 ↓

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..

Competition at Brennan Pools- Pies & Flies 10.07.2015 4:56 ↓

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.

The Big Hill 06.07.2015 5:24 ↓

A bike outing with my brother Shel, that ended in a crash.

Sparklers 02.07.2015 5:16 ↓

Trying my hand at pyrotechnics in my teen years.

Fifteen Shades of Gray 29.06.2015 4:25 ↓

playing nice.

Dr. First 26.06.2015 5:51 ↓

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.

Kill Switch 25.06.2015 6:13 ↓

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.

Old Smoothies 17.06.2015 4:23 ↓

The story about my parents' retirement activity of square dancing, and how it kept their romance alive.