Shake Off the Dust... Arise is Matisyahu's debut album and was released October 28, 2004 by JDub Records

JDub Records

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. It fell out of print following his move to Epic Records

Epic Records

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, and would remain a collector's item until it was remastered and reissued in October 2010, sold exclusively through his official website. The album is now widely available as a digital download through standard retailers, albeit with slightly modified cover art.
The album's name comes from the Hebrew liturgical poem "Lekhah Dodi

Lekhah Dodi

Lekhah Dodi is a Hebrew-language Jewish liturgical song recited Friday at dusk, usually at sundown, in synagogue to welcome Shabbat prior to the Maariv...

" which is sung by most Jewish denominations in order to welcome the holy Sabbath, which in the poem is referred to as a bride.
The original line in the "Lekhah Dodi" poem is "התנערי מעפר, קומי" (Heetna'ari meAfar... Kumee).

Track listing

1. "Chop 'em Down" – 5:45
2. "Tzama L'Chol Nafshi (Psalm – 63:2-3)" – 1:50
3. "Got No Water" – 5:54
4. "King Without a Crown" – 5:19
5. "Interlude" – 0:54
6. "Father in the Forest" – 4:59
7. "Interlude" – 0:17
8. "Aish Tamid" – 6:48
9. "Short Nigun" – 1:46
10. "Candle" – 6:22
11. "Close My Eyes" – 4:55
12. "Interlude" – 0:17
13. "Exaltation" – 5:04
14. "Refuge" – 3:28
15. "Interlude" – 0:23
16. "Warrior" – 7:23
17. "Outro" – 2:15

Personnel

• Matisyahu Miller
  Matisyahu
  Matthew Paul Miller , better known by his Hebrew name and stage name Matisyahu, is an American Hasidic Jewish reggae and alternative rock musician....
  
   – vocals
• Aaron Dugan – guitar
  Guitar
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   (tracks 3, 8 & 11)
• Josh Werner
  Josh Werner
  Josh Werner is an American bassist, producer and songwriter. He was a co-writer and bassist of the Certified Gold RIAA albums Matisyahu and the Grammy nominated Matisyahu ....
  
   – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , steel-string guitar (tracks 10 & 14)
• Johan David – drums
  Drum kit
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   (tracks 1, 3, 8, 10 & 11), percussion
  Percussion instrument
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   (tracks 4)
• Marlon "Moshe" Sobol – melodica
  Melodica
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   (tracks 3 & 8)
• Yerachmiel Altizio – guitar (tracks 1, 4, 6 & 16)
• Alon Cohan – drums (tracks 9 & 16), percussion (tracks 2, 3 & 13)
• Rea Mochiach – drums (tracks 4 & 5)
• Tom Mochiach – guitar (tracks 3, 4 & 10)
• Lior Rachmany – guitar (tracks 13)
• Pieter Woudt – trumpet
  Trumpet
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  (tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 & 16)
• Rabbi Wircberg – spoken voice (tracks 5 & 15)
• Rabbi Goldberg – spoken voice (tracks 17)

Produced and arranged by Alon Cohen
Recorded and Mixed by Alon Cohen

External links

• JDUB Record label homepage
• Shake off the Dust... Arise lyrics