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Matthew Miller (born June 30, 1979, West Chester, Pennsylvania), more commonly known as Matisyahu, is a Hasidic Jewish reggae artist.
He is a member of the Lubavitch Hasidic Community in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York; a community made famous by its
leader, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Matisyahu was not brought up as an Orthodox Jew, however he turned to Orthodox Judaism
around 2001 and began playing with the Jewish band Pey Dalid. Matisyahu learned intensively in Hadar Hatorah, a yeshiva for returnees to
Orthodox Judaism, and he wro ...read more
Matthew Miller (born June 30, 1979, West Chester, Pennsylvania), more commonly known as Matisyahu, is a Hasidic Jewish reggae artist.
He is a member of the Lubavitch Hasidic Community in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York; a community made famous by its
leader, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Matisyahu was not brought up as an Orthodox Jew, however he turned to Orthodox Judaism
around 2001 and began playing with the Jewish band Pey Dalid. Matisyahu learned intensively in Hadar Hatorah, a yeshiva for returnees to
Orthodox Judaism, and he wrote and recorded his first album while still a student there. He counts among his musical inspirations Bob Marley,
Phish, and Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach. His fans are of different walks of life, religions, and ethnicities. He sometimes performs with Kenny
Muhammad, a Muslim beatboxer. « hide |
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