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Matisyahu, Freshly Shaved, on Cutting his Beard after 10 Years

Matisyahu posted a clean-shaven photo of himself, and soon followed with a blog post on his official website that proclaimed, No more Chassidic reggae superstar. By Bill Lamb, About.com Guide December 14, 2011 With the words, "No more Chassidic reggae superstar," and a clean shaven photo posted on his Twitter account, Matisyahu has announced a [...]

Matisyahu's choice

By Ricardo Baca | December 13th, 2011 | 3 comments About 10 years ago, Matisyahu decided to explore his family's Jewish roots. He announced today — via a couple shocking, bare-faced photos on his Twitter feed — that he is no longer pursuing that By Brad Hirschfield Matisyahu in 2006 with his beard on Manhattan's [...]

Hasidic reggae star Matisyahu shaves beard, says he no longer needs lots of …

The artist formerly known as Matisyahu has given up his beard and, it seems, all pretenses of Orthodoxy. He is also no longer calling himself Matisyahu and intends to rebirth himself as a secular, albeit spiritual, musician. The artist formerly known as Matisyahu has given up his beard and, it seems, all pretenses of Orthodoxy. [...]