Matisyahu will once again ight the night at special Hanukkah shows (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
Multiple venues in Brooklyn and New Jersey
November 29 – December 5, $38
www.matisyahuworld.com
Matisyahu, the Hasidic reggae rapper formerly known as Matthew Paul Miller, will be celebrating Hanukkah again with his Festival of Light tour, which will burn bright for five nights November 29 – December 5. The man behind such praiseworthy songs as “King Without a Crown,” “Jerusalem (Out of the Darkness Comes Light),” “Late Night in Zion,” “Aish Tamid,” and “Tzama L’Choi Nafshi (Psalm 63:2-3)” — and who is also known to throw in a prayer or two during his live shows — will be at Brooklyn Bowl November 29 with Dub Trio, the Music Hall of Williamsburg November 30 with Tally Hall, Northern Lights in Clifton Park on December 1 with Dub Trio, then back at the Music Hall December 4 with DJ Rehka and December 5 with Moon Taxi. We’ve celebrated Hanukkah with Matisyahu in the past, and it’s a blast, a night of fun music and lots of dancing that you don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy. But just in care you are, Matisyahu has just released a special Hanukkah song, “Miracle,” that is currently streaming for free on his website. “There are so many Christmas songs out there,” he explains. “I wanted to give the Jewish kids something to be proud of.”