Jul. 20, 2012 at 12:47pm with 13 notes
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Matisyahu, the reggae artist known for performing in full, traditional Hasidic garb, has radically changed his look, down to shaving off his familiar beard. Click the photo for more info.  We had a conversation with my son on the way up here that was so interesting, where he was saying that… the whole thing with Jews and non-Jews and the differences and all that. I try to open them up and just give them alternatives. Basically, I just tell them, “When you are raised in a religious family, you learn that there is no alternative. That there is one ultimate truth. And you can see it might come in various shades and colors. At the end of the day there is one truth and that one truth is this.” I’ve had to talk to my kids and explain that maybe that’s not so. Basically what I tell them is that no one can ever be sure of anything — and in this life, your teachers, parents, yourself — you can have your own ideas, your own opinions, intuitions feelings, etc., whatever it is. But never to be too sure of yourself, and never to be too sure of anyone because, at the end of the day, we don’t know. That was a new idea for them. But amazing conversations — me and my sons.

Matisyahu, the reggae artist known for performing in full, traditional Hasidic garb, has radically changed his look, down to shaving off his familiar beard. Click the photo for more info. 

We had a conversation with my son on the way up here that was so interesting, where he was saying that… the whole thing with Jews and non-Jews and the differences and all that. I try to open them up and just give them alternatives. Basically, I just tell them, “When you are raised in a religious family, you learn that there is no alternative. That there is one ultimate truth. And you can see it might come in various shades and colors. At the end of the day there is one truth and that one truth is this.”

I’ve had to talk to my kids and explain that maybe that’s not so. Basically what I tell them is that no one can ever be sure of anything — and in this life, your teachers, parents, yourself — you can have your own ideas, your own opinions, intuitions feelings, etc., whatever it is. But never to be too sure of yourself, and never to be too sure of anyone because, at the end of the day, we don’t know. That was a new idea for them. But amazing conversations — me and my sons.

  1. myhandsoutthecookiejar reblogged this from omgitssarahjean and added:
    i love him ! omg :’) first heard his song sophomore year in religion class
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  4. lexcia reblogged this from hadapurpura and added:
    I’l miss seeing the cat in the garb though.
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  6. jewishatheist reblogged this from ayellowbirds and added:
    So happy with the direction Matisyahu Matthew Miller is taking.
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