Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Collage of ex-Hasidic reggae singer Matisyahu at home in Piermont, NY holding a microphone and candles, photo by Michael Falco.

Once known as the stage-diving Hasidic reggae star with a long beard, side curls, and yarmulke, Matisyahu has crossed musical genres and appearances over the last decade. His music continues to be an ...

In February, a school nurse phoned Matthew Paul Miller, the Jewish reggae singer and rapper who plays under his Hebrew name, Matisyahu, with bad news. His three boys had lice. Again. Matisyahu has ...

“I really am way into the idea of having the orgasmic experience … the ups and downs,” says Matisyahu of his most recent studio and road experiences. The Brooklyn-based songwriter, rapper, and singer ...

As Chasidic reggae artist Matisyahu’s second album tops sales charts, some critics raise questions of cultural appropriation. Others venture that the singer may have found a perfect marketing hook.

ASPEN – At least some of the reason for the explosive popularity of Matisyahu can be traced to the oddity factor. The idea of a devout Orthodox Jew, complete with long beard and tzitzit dangling from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reggae artist Matisyahu has had the House of Blues in Chicago cancel his scheduled performance Friday because of the “threat of ...

Has Orthodox reggae star Matishayu severed his ties with Chabad-Lubavitch? Is he a bad influence on religious youth? And is he still frum? Blogs have been buzzing over these questions since Matisyahu ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It's not easy being a big celebrity in a close-knit Orthodox Jewish community. Hasidic reggae star Matisyahu, who achieved unlikely pop success in 2005 with the single "King ...

Matisyahu, the Hasidic reggae singer, only recently found his way to Jamaica — the wellspring for his chosen form of music. “Not to offer stereotypes,” he says, “but the guy who was fixing the light ...