Hasidic Jew singing reggae: Pretty cool.

Guy singing reggae: Not cool.

what a ham

He might still be religious but just not Chassidic... plenty of speculation anyway.

Tatsuma: still goes to mikveh everyday (which makes him pretty religious) goes to synagogue three times a day, seems like he just dropped Chassidus for a more mainstream Orthodoxy

Well, whatever he considers himself nowadays, I really haven't been overly impressed with anything he's done since Youth...fun to see live, though, no doubt.

Except for that aint what he says he is doing at all, Subs. Stupid ass.

Tatsuma: itazurakko: He might still be religious but just not Chassidic... plenty of speculation anyway.

what he said

still goes to mikveh everyday (which makes him pretty religious) goes to synagogue three times a day, seems like he just dropped Chassidus for a more mainstream Orthodoxy

You are Matisyahu, you won't fool us

Are you there, Jah?

lehmac: Except for that aint what he says he is doing at all, Subs. Stupid ass.

Yet all in all, so few farks were given that day that I ain't even going to bother to post a picture.

Just imagine a monkey wearing a leather jacket.

Tatsuma: itazurakko: He might still be religious but just not Chassidic... plenty of speculation anyway.

what he said

still goes to mikveh everyday (which makes him pretty religious) goes to synagogue three times a day, seems like he just dropped Chassidus for a more mainstream Orthodoxy

so he's just another stinking JINO then?

Can you even sing Reggae if you're not Rastafarian?

/Uncle was rasta, over 6 feet tall, dreads down to his kneecaps, (pot plants in the backyard taller than he was).

/from the Caribbean

He's going to be in for a rude awakening when he gets to the recording studio and discovers his musical talent was in his beard.

Tatsuma: itazurakko: He might still be religious but just not Chassidic... plenty of speculation anyway.

what he said

still goes to mikveh everyday (which makes him pretty religious) goes to synagogue three times a day, seems like he just dropped Chassidus for a more mainstream Orthodoxy

Now if only he'd drop reggae for a musical genre that doesn't suck.

Tatsuma: itazurakko: He might still be religious but just not Chassidic... plenty of speculation anyway.

what he said

still goes to mikveh everyday (which makes him pretty religious) goes to synagogue three times a day, seems like he just dropped Chassidus for a more mainstream Orthodoxy


He wrote on twitter: "For all those who are confused:today I went to the Mikva and Shul just like yesterday."
he also wrote: "No more Chassidic reggae superstar ... At a certain point I felt the need to submit to a higher level of religiosity ... to move away from my intuition and to accept an ultimate truth."
His spokesperson said that he is still Orthodox just not with any particular sub group and that his client wanted people to know that most Orthodox Jews don't have beards

Not surprising. That gag was getting pretty stale.

indylaw: Now if only he'd drop reggae for a musical genre that doesn't suck.




DOUBLE IMPLIED FACEPALM

Sybarite: MarshHawk: I saw Matisyahu perform at the Sasquatch festival a few years ago. He put on a hell of a show.

Agreed. I saw him touring a few years back in support of Youth, and it was a crazy energetic. Funny thing, I hadn't thought about Matisyahu in a while and then just last week he showed up on a trivia quiz round (name the artists singing these Hannukah songs).

Who cares about his hairstyle the man puts on a great show, last time I saw him his band sounded like Bad Brains and it was great.

TimeWaste: Hasidic Jew singing reggae: Pretty cool.

Guy singing reggae: Not cool.

Seriously? Someone's religious / cultural bias has an impact on your appreciation of their work?

"This music is hackneyed and played out."

"But look, he's Hasidic! How counterculture is that!"

"Oh, right! How cool! Can I borrow that CD?"

Also see: Bonnie Raitt. If she had been a dude, she never would have made it out of the bar scene. Derek Truck could have blown her off the stage when he was 12. I know this because I saw 12 year old Derek Truck at a bar in Orlando circa 1992. Nothing against female guitarists, because there are plenty that are pretty f'ing good.

But anyway, this is good news, because that whole "Hasidic" gimmick was really holding Matisyahu back from finding his true path to reggae-rap stardom as a regular old Jew from White Plains.

That gimmick was the entire reason he got any attention at all.

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H31N0US: TimeWaste: Hasidic Jew singing reggae: Pretty cool.

Guy singing reggae: Not cool.

Seriously? Someone's religious / cultural bias has an impact on your appreciation of their work?



No, I was making a joke. Reggae sucks no matter who sings it.

Tatsuma: itazurakko: He might still be religious but just not Chassidic... plenty of speculation anyway.

what he said

still goes to mikveh everyday (which makes him pretty religious) goes to synagogue three times a day, seems like he just dropped Chassidus for a more mainstream Orthodoxy

Chasidut (sorry, I speak Israeli) is not so far out of mainstream Orthodoxy. There are subtle differences, as I'm sure you know, but there are plenty of "Chassidim" in my parents' shul (a Young Israel), and plenty of not-so-Orthodox folks who like the energy of Chassidic shuls.

That said, the Gers in Sanhedria can party like a mofo. Also the first time I met Jews my size.

// does he still do mayim achronim?
// THAT's the key question

Never in a million years would I have guessed Tatsuma would make an appearance in this thread.

Hasidic reggae? biatch please, anyone who's cool has moved onto Amish Electronica. But you've probably never heard of it.

Dr Dreidel: Also the first time I met Jews my size

Yeah most Jews are averagely endowed, how did you find some in the "petite" catagory?

/joke

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RIP Shabbat Ranks

according to my rabbi, matisyahoo-oo! was a Bene Gesserit and now he is the Kwisatz Shabba Ranks

TimeWaste: No, I was making a joke. Reggae sucks no matter who sings it.

You shut your dirty whore mouth!

doobiebrother: 404 page not found
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according to my rabbi, matisyahoo-oo! was a Bene Gesserit and now he is the Kwisatz Shabba Ranks

I hold the Jabberjaw at your throat!

H31N0US: TimeWaste: Hasidic Jew singing reggae: Pretty cool.

Guy singing reggae: Not cool.

Seriously? Someone's religious / cultural bias has an impact on your appreciation of their work?

"This music is hackneyed and played out."

"But look, he's Hasidic! How counterculture is that!"

"Oh, right! How cool! Can I borrow that CD?"

Also see: Bonnie Raitt. If she had been a dude, she never would have made it out of the bar scene. Derek Truck could have blown her off the stage when he was 12. I know this because I saw 12 year old Derek Truck at a bar in Orlando circa 1992. Nothing against female guitarists, because there are plenty that are pretty f'ing good.

quoted for truth.

halfof33: Dr Dreidel: Also the first time I met Jews my size

Yeah most Jews are averagely endowed, how did you find some in the "petite" catagory?

/joke

1. Ger Chassidim are known for being HUGE. Like 6'5+, 300# guys. I'm not that big, but almost. To see even 3 other Jews like that in a room is uncommon, a whole community even more so (kal v'chomer, you might say).

2. Ever heard of the Jewish Man's Burden? Hint: they have to cut a bit off to give us parity with the rest of the world. I still hear from equal-opportunity friends of mine that we are truly god's blessed people (and, in one case, combined with a hilarious retelling of how she was "duped" by a former UMD tailback. Apparently, Bruce Perry is hung like your pinky. Toe).

H31N0US: Also see: Bonnie Raitt. ...had...blown...12 year old Derek Truck at a bar in Orlando circa 1992... pretty f'ing good.

Dude!

T.M.S.: Not surprising. That gag was getting pretty stale.

Matiswhatever seemed like a SNL sketch with Jimmy Fallon that went on too long.

Dr Dreidel: Tatsuma: itazurakko: He might still be religious but just not Chassidic... plenty of speculation anyway.

what he said

still goes to mikveh everyday (which makes him pretty religious) goes to synagogue three times a day, seems like he just dropped Chassidus for a more mainstream Orthodoxy

Chasidut (sorry, I speak Israeli) is not so far out of mainstream Orthodoxy. There are subtle differences, as I'm sure you know, but there are plenty of "Chassidim" in my parents' shul (a Young Israel), and plenty of not-so-Orthodox folks who like the energy of Chassidic shuls.

That said, the Gers in Sanhedria can party like a mofo. Also the first time I met Jews my size.

// does he still do mayim achronim?
// THAT's the key question

if a tower in New York is suddenly inhabited by a malevolent deity that resembles a supermodel, I'm going to put you on the list of suspects partly responsible.

Dr Dreidel: Ever heard of the Jewish Man's Burden?

Of course, but we ain't talking about Jewish Women!

Ba-da-PISH!

I'm kidding, my mother and I get along great. In fact, the first time she met my wife, my wife was standing with a group of women, and I said, "mother, can you guess the woman i am going to marry." Right away she picked out my wife in the crowd! I said, "mom, how did you know," and she said "I don't like her."

I'm kidding! I hear we have lots of Jewish women here tonight, I know because the waiters have been asking "Is ANYTHING right?"

Thank you! Try the Veal.

loonatic112358: if a tower in New York is suddenly inhabited by a malevolent deity that resembles a supermodel, I'm going to put you on the list of suspects partly responsible.

What is this I don't even

// because I used funny words?
// nobody ever asks me if I'm a god - usually it's a shrieked affirmation that I am god

At least he didn't go the full 50 Shekel.

TimeWaste: No, I was making a joke. Reggae sucks no matter who sings it.

Right. Carry on, then.

MorePeasPlease: H31N0US: Also see: Bonnie Raitt. ...had...blown...12 year old Derek Truck at a bar in Orlando circa 1992... pretty f'ing good.

Dude!

You have a bright future in punditry.

I am happy he has kept his faith. My question is this, is he still so Orthodox that I can't shake his hand after a show? I so want to see him live and meet him, but don't want to infringe.

/serious

No_Good_Name: I am happy he has kept his faith. My question is this, is he still so Orthodox that I can't shake his hand after a show? I so want to see him live and meet him, but don't want to infringe.

/serious

I suspected this was going to happen when he started hanging out with The Crystal Method.

Seems like too hard a partying crowd for someone that's hardcore orthodox anything.

HAHAHAHA I knew he was a fake!
I laughed for the 2 years everyone fell for this show.
All it takes is a good marketing campaign.
Looks like it's MY turn to sell something......
I'll invent something so damn stupid and advertise it on TV.