Matisyahu Shaves Beard, Ignites Social Media Storm
by RELEVANT
December 14, 2011

Reggae-pop superstar Matisyahu has the Internet in a collective tizzy today. Earlier today, he tweeted a picture of himself without his beard or payot (the long sideburns), suggesting he was giving up Hasidic Judaism. Subsequent Facebook posts suggest he is engaged in some kind of new spiritual journey, though no one is quite sure what …