The Jewish-American reggae man refused, calling the BDS-influenced coercion ‘appalling and offensive’

Fantastical title fights inspired by boxing’s ‘Fight of the Century’

Zusha’s wordless melodies captivate fans. Just don’t call them a Jewish act.

There’s a website for that

The formerly Hasidic rapper still loves the Festival of Lights

Classics from Don McLean, Adam Sandler, the Maccabeats, and more

The rapper gets personal with his new album, ‘Awkward in a Good Way’

From Paul Rudd to Matisyahu, the good, the bad, and the ugly

As Matisyahu tours on ‘Spark Seeker,’ will his pop fans snuff out the spiritual fire that lifted him to the top of the charts?

Orthodox Jews new to insular traditions try to integrate the two worlds of strict religion and artistic self-expression

Judge Howie Mandel says the kippah-clad 14-year-old could win it all

With A Dreamers Christmas, subversive jazz musician John Zorn makes a straightforward holiday album that’s radical in its own way

Agenda, Hanukkah edition: Matisyahu comes clean in Williamsburg, latkes get judged, and a 4,000-pound menorah is lit. Plus our seasonal gift guide!

Reggae star promises new ‘music of rebirth’

Ean Seeb, a Denver medical-marijuana provider who’s active in Jewish causes, helped run parts of last week’s Jewish Federations General Assembly there