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Matisyahu and Substance Abuse

Ever since my husband got his iPod (about a year ago) there has been a renewed enthusiasm in our household for many kinds of music. So when we heard about a new, fantastic Hassidic Jewish Reggae star called Matisyahu, we were thrilled and ordered his CD. His music and voice are great. He is obviously very talented. His music seems to have a positive religious message, yet he appeals to the masses. He has recently been featured on MTV and NPR. But when we went to hear him in concert in NYC this past weekend I was tremendously shocked and disappointed by what I witnessed.

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Posted by Karen Miller Jackson on April 19, 2005 at 05:53 PM in Education, Music | Permalink | Comments (20)

Jewish Indigo Girls?

Check out this new CD of Jewish music by women mentioned in the Jerusalem Post. I have not heard it yet; but it sounds interesting!

Posted by Karen Miller Jackson on March 18, 2005 at 04:02 AM in Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

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