Musician Matisyahu is Orthodox Jewish and blends elements of reggae, rock, and hip-hop with sounds from traditional Jewish music. This weekend, Galveston's Congregation B'nai Israel is celebrating its ...

Following a barrage of criticism, organizers of an international reggae festival in Spain backtracked Wednesday and apologized for cancelling a concert by Jewish-American singer Matisyahu because he ...

How about something different this year for Hanukkah? How about some reggae? That’s what you’ll get with “Festival of Lights,” the creation of David Solid Gould, a Jewish bassist who recorded it with ...

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 ...

According to Matthew Miller, aka Matisyahu, listening entails more than simply owning a pair of fully functioning ears. “The concept of listening is the concept of giving yourself over to something,” ...

HUDSON, N.Y. -- What's in a beard? For Hassidic Jews whose observance calls for a uniform outward appearance, including hat and long beard for men, the bushy, black beard of unlikely reggae hero ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) --Fans of a Jewish reggae star from Westchester got quite the shock Tuesday morning. Matisyahu shaved off his signature beard and payos. "No more Chassidic reggae superstar," he ...

In 1997, writer, producer and performer Michael Goldwasser founded reggae collective Easy Star All-Stars, and has since then released half a dozen albums with names like “Dub Side of the Moon,” ...

NEW YORK - New York City-based Hasidic reggae superstar Matisyahu is on a new religious path, but it's unclear which one. The Jewish singer shaved off his beard and posted the bare-faced photos ...

One of the most meaningful Jewish gifts would have to be the planting of an elan, Hebrew for tree, in Israel in one’s honor. And in the case of Los Angeles-born musician Elan, no other name would suit ...

At a music festival that included the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kanye West, Tool and even Madonna, a Hasidic Jewish reggae singer was arguably one of the most popular acts on the bill. Matisyahu, aka Matthew ...

Hasidic Jewish reggae musician Matthew Paul Miller, better known by his Hebrew name Matisyahu, poses for a portrait in Los Angeles June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni By Adrian Croft MADRID (Reuters) ...