Religion_Belief

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Illustration Charitable Giving by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

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Matisyahu, meaning “Gift of God” in Hebrew, takes his name from the Jewish priest who, in the second century B.C., led the Jews in revolt against their oppressors in Jerusalem. (Mark Squires)

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Singer Matthew Paul Miller, better known as Matisyahu, has been dubbed “the king of Hasidic Jewish reggae.” He and his Dub Trio perform Thursday in the District. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Tunisian protesters clash with riot police in Siliana, Tunisia, on Dec. 1, 2012. (Associated Press)

An Egyptian Army officer detains a man who was attacked by protesters gathering near the presidential palace in Cairo, while the army deploys to secure the site of overnight clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi on Dec. 6, 2012. The Egyptian army has deployed tanks outside the presidential palace in Cairo following clashes between supporters and opponents of Morsi that left several people dead and hundreds wounded. (Associated Press)

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Egyptian protesters chant anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Egyptian protesters chant anti Muslim Brotherhood slogans outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Supporters of President Mohammed Morsi and opponents clashed outside the presidential palace. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Egyptian protesters chant anti Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a demonstration outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Egyptian (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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In this Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006 file photo, smog covers the city of Cairo, Egypt, where 2,000,000 cars on the streets and many unregistered lead and copper smelters heavily pollute. The Quran, Islam's holy book, is filled with more than 1,500 verses to nature and Earth. Yet the voice of Islamic leaders is missing from the global dialogue on warming. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)

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In this Sunday, Dec. 6. 2008 file photo, Egyptians drive under a polluted sky in Cairo, Egypt. The Quran, Islam's holy book, is filled with more than 1,500 verses to nature and Earth. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)

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Egyptian protesters chant slogans against the Muslim Brotherhood during a rally Dec. 4, 2012, in front of the presidential palace in Cairo. (Associated Press)

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Fireworks burst over Tahrir Square as protesters gather in Cairo on Dec. 4, 2012. Demonstrations by tens of thousands of Egyptians outside the presidential palace turned violent as tensions grew over Islamist President Mohammed Morsi's seizure of nearly unrestricted powers. Thousands of protesters also gathered in Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square, miles away from the palace, to join several hundred who have been camping out there for nearly two weeks. (Associated Press)