The Aleph Male Blog Roll
How Aragorn and an Undead Army from Lord of the Rings Helped Me Prepare for Rosh Hashana
This idea has been in my head for a really long time but writing it would take even longer. So I turned it into a podcast. Enjoy!
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A Rosh Hashana Letter from 2008 thats still good.
(This is a section of a Rosh Hashana letter I wrote in 2008 and upon rereading, decided to republish here. It has been slightly edited)
Dear Frie...
Reflections on the Bal Shem Tov: When the Song Sings the Singer
My first year in college, I was dubbed the 'singing freshman', because I used to regularly and vocally sing as I walked around campus. Some peop...
Aleph Male Podcast 4: Naftali Engel founder of The Rebbe's Choice
Aleph Male is a Jewish lifestyle brand and that means biblically inspired handmade beard care products from the Land of Israel is just the beginn...
Dreams of a Future Temple: The 9th of Av and Dispelling Hatred With Love
On a trip to Israel, when I was 21 years old, I had my first religious experience. I was standing on a balcony overlooking the Western Wall (aka...
One of the most moving Jewish songs of the past decade
I first met Binyamin Landau in the Judean Hills outside Jerusalem. He sat down on a small hillside with his guitar and began to sing. His words and...
What's the difference between Aleph Male Beard Oil & Beard Balm?
One of the most common questions I get asked all the time is what is the difference between beard oil and beard balm. I think the best way to answ...
Aleph Male Scent Blends: Sukkot
At Aleph Male we like to make our beard care products with intention… spiritual and physical intention. Our intention on a physical level is to ma...
Passover: Love Is Revolution
Judaism is a spiritual path, a set of practices intended to facilitate living an awakened life. Passover is the Jewish holiday celebrating the ...
Purim: How to Get Drunk on God
Back in the day, when I was 21 years old, after I had been studying in Israel for about a month, I remember standing on a roofto...
Epic Rosh Chodesh Adar Vibrations - Amazing Hallel Prayers
Back in the day King David, the archetypical Aleph Male, was famous for his passionate love of God. Stories tell of King David singing and dancing ...