Matisyahu and His Drug Problems

First off this was one of the most intresting articles I have read so far. Learning about Matisyahu struggle with drugs was a very unique experience in that I got to know more about his life. Before I had thought that Matisyahu had grown up in a Ultra Orthodox community and that he just happened to start writing music. I didn't realize how much it meant to him. We all have something that keeps us from doing things that were not supposed too. For Matsiyahu it was religion and music, for other people it might be family, sports, art, etc. We all have aspects of our lives that help us make the right decisions. It's just are job to find what those things are. For people who are lucky that thing is given to them. For others it takes them time to find what's meaningful to him/her.

Something that I was lucky to have been given to me was the connection to camp. It's something I talk about a lot but it shows how much this place truly means to me. Camp Newman puts me in the right path and helps me make better decisions. Through camp I have grown as a person and as a Jew. It's helped me find my path in Judaism. Of course it's not all there, part of the reason I came to EIE, but it's given me a lot I can be thankful for. We all have parts of our lives that we should thankful about for Matisyahu it's music and Judaism, for me it's Camp.