1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminMatisyahu: Biggest transformation of my life - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rOhxju2L0E"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2011/12/14/culture/matisyahu-biggest-transformation-of-my-life">Matisyahu: Biggest transformation of my life</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/2011/12/14/culture/matisyahu-biggest-transformation-of-my-life/embed#?secret=rOhxju2L0E" width="600" height="338" title="“Matisyahu: Biggest transformation of my life” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="rOhxju2L0E" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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In an interview this afternoon on WNYC’s Soundcheck, Matisyahu elaborated on his decision to shave his beard, which he announced yesterday with a photo of his newly shorn face that he released on Twitter. He had started growing the beard when he first became religious, about ten years ago. The decision not to shave, Matis […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315