Sharing Matisyahu

For as long as I can remember, my daughter and I have really enjoyed the worship music at church services, usually sitting in the front row of the sanctuary so we can jam out every week. We have not, though, enjoyed the studio versions of the same songs we hear and sing at church as much. Outside of church, we often listen to less overtly Christian artists and search for meaning and theology in their music. Tonight, we’re going to focus on one of our favorite performers. Matisyahu is a former Hasidic Jew, reggae musician, composer, and beat boxer. We’re going to play a few of his songs and chat about what they have meant to us.

Songs: Surrender, live on Jimmy Kimmel (program intro); Jerusalem (Out of Darkness Comes Light); I Will Be Light, live at Stubbs; One Day, live on David Letterman.