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Matisyahu on music, religion and life in L.A.

Less than 24 hours after performing with the Moshav Band at the Jewlicious Festival in Long Beach late on March 1, musical artist Matisyahu (aka Matthew Miller) was sitting in the bleachers of the frigid L.A. Kings Valley Ice Center in Panorama City, watching two of his sons, Laivy and Shalom, skate around the rink with 10 other young children as members of a new Los Angeles Jewish youth hockey league.

Matisyahu talks about his new religious outlook and appearance [Q & A]

Cigarette in one hand and cup of tea in the other, Matisyahu sat down with JTA in his closet-sized dressing room during his European tour to talk about his life, his music, how he\’s raising his kids, and the recent changes in his religious outlook and physical appearance.

Apres le beard: Matisyahu takes the stage in Boulder

When Matisyahu, the 32-year-old Chasidic reggae superstar, appeared onstage for the first time since shaving his trademark beard, no one in the audience at the Boulder Theater seemed surprised.

Bigger than the beard, Matisyahu move marks ongoing spiritual journey

The world\’s most famous Chasidic Jew has shaved his beard. With a declaration Tuesday morning that he was \”reclaiming\” himself, Jewish music star Matisyahu — a.k.a. Matthew Miller — shaved his signature beard and wrote, \”No more Chassidic reggae superstar.\”

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