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.

All words and photos by DCist contributor Jeff Martin. When Matisyahu performed to an enthusiastic crowd at the 9:30 club on Wednesday, gone were the traditional Hasidic Jewish curls, yarmulke, and ...

After being thrown out of festivals, dropped by his manager and railed against by anti-Israel mobs, reggae star Matisyahu says the backlash over his support for the Jewish state hasn’t slowed him down ...