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Topic Started: Oct 9 2005, 01:25 PM (5,467 Views)
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Sep 17 2007, 06:30 AM
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How do these guys even entertain her , shes a disgrace, she humiliates any religion she follows. don't they know her background , somebody should send her sex book to them plus other porn material , account every human being she screwed and how many times each/day. (why don't we make one like that) also send the address of this site , and the others too. so they can get real familiar with her real character .
Her act of worship is a cover up for acceptance, shes a fake. The b***h thinks she will be forgiven for all the dirt she got messed up with. Is it that easy? Are all religions so cheap that she can get away with anything?
What happened to the b***h in the eighties , her only ambition was money , sex and luxury ? Why such a fake turnaround now ?
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Sep 17 2007, 10:15 AM
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Yes, people who actually know her think she's a nasty hypocrite, yet people who DON'T know her think she's great. Weird. Oh, and notice all the kiddies can come up with is You're Jealous! Sure, I'm jealous of someone who is known for being a whore, known for being a rude bi*ch, known for sex books and pointy bras and other important historical objects, and known for plastic surgery and starvation. Sure. If I were jealous, I'd just vomit up everything I eat, wear dirty track suits and ugly ball caps, flip off people, get Botoxed, shoot up "vitamins," pick up guys on street corners, shave off my eyebrows and bleach my hair to make myself like her. Can't the little kiddies/ old queens get it? If you hate someone it doesn't mean you secretly are jealous! If they hate Bush, Britney, Gwen, Clinton, their teacher, whatever, are they jealous of them? Illogical.
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Sep 17 2007, 01:51 PM
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I lightened the photo Iron pasted in so it'd be easier to see-
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Sure, I'm jealous of someone who is known for being a whore, known for being a rude bi*ch, known for sex books and pointy bras and other important historical objects, and known for plastic surgery and starvation. Sure.
If I were jealous, I'd just vomit up everything I eat, wear dirty track suits and ugly ball caps, flip off people, get Botoxed, shoot up "vitamins," pick up guys on street corners, shave off my eyebrows and bleach my hair to make myself like her. Oh yes. And I'm deeply jealous of the fact that Islamic terrorists haven't singled me out for a beheading like her 
Reader comments from this page - Utter disgust
12. his is the woman that almost named her last tour "the whore of babylon" ??!?
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shoot your TV !
baruch Ha Shem Adonai madonna
what i think is that madonna is very much decived in this and also she needs to look very closely to the jewish faith i`e the bible i know this much jesus in the only way the truth and the life he is the one true god madonna look to jesus Madonna...what an egomaniac Kabbala: Holy??
The Rabbi has it wrong: Madonna is not drawn to Kabbala because it is holy, she is drawn to it because it is void of the Spirit of G-d, which convicts of sin and exposes evil. Kabbala is nothing more than spiritism and new age philosophy with a Jewish flavor.
Oh that blinded eyes would see the True Light instead of the angel of light, who is HaSatan in disguise! Beth S. 9/17/2007 5:31 PM Moth to a flame Are moths evil because they are drawn to a flame? What happened to being a light to the nations? Yes, she''s a sinner and the it''s the sick that need a doctor - as Someone once said. The Rabbi should read Luke chapter 15. The bit about the elder brother is particularly apposite. As for the chief of sinners, inspired by the Spirit of God, Paul declared that position taken, by himself! If he can be saved, then Madonna can. Pray for her. Ian 9/17/2007 5:26 PM Thank You, Rabbi This was truly a collection of Hollywierd''s wierdest (especially Rosie O''Donnell). Thank you for bringing light to the reason they''re embracing what THEY call Judaism. Art 9/17/2007 5:09 PM kabbalah Kabbalah is Jewish spirituality without the Spirit of G-d. Question: What kind of spirit and spiritualism is being practiced in Kabbalah??? The Spirit of Adonai, however, leads to Yeshua [Jesus Christ]. shel 9/17/2007 4:39 PM
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I dunno, but I think #69 was kidding. I like his screen name, though. 
Here we go: - 68.
I know a guy that went to high school with this piece of trash and he said she was a whore even then. I wish she would just fall off the face of the earth. It would be a better place. 69. [posted by "Madge Gave Me An STD in 1982"]
Oh Madonna, how holy thou art?
If only the public knew the real you: the one who writhed around on your back or on your knees giving it all you got to get yourself noticed and air time, with that slutty gap-toothed face of yours.
You left a lingering gift that I’ll never forget but b***h, that was the best blow job of my life. Nothing compares to you. Purple dildo or not, Guy is a lucky f*ck. 158.
Hi There i have seen Madonna in the street in London and she is the most rudest person you could ever meet pls u she has all spots around her mouth and her eyes are all bags and dark circles she looks awful .
and Madonna has ahad some done to her face because she looks like a cartoon and as for her own piece of mucsic she is not the best at making music how many people on this next !!!!!!!
Give it a break Madonna 256. Gwen says
Re: cjharper – of course she was a whore then. How do you think she got into the biz?
I’ve mentioned this many times before, but it bears repeating.
In the summer of 1980 or around there, before anyone knew who Madonna Ciccone was, she was um… entertaining in a small-ish club in New York.
She and her slutty friends went to the bathroom multiple times to snort and toke up.
High or not, she was a stuck up b***h, and she didn’t even have a recording contract! When she got up to sing, people headed for the bar.
The ones who watched admitted that while she commanded attention, she was not a good singer or even attractive, and would sleep with anyone who looked at her sideways.
One time, a friend of mine told her she did a good job on stage that night, and she preened and sneered, “I know, b***h. I’m a f***ing star.”
How’s that for modesty??
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Sep 17 2007, 02:06 PM
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 It's nice to know that manny was stalking them in her FRANTIC efforts to try and buy some credibility. This shows how really stupid, I mean STUPID, she is- did she REALLY THINK they would give her the time of day? :laugh: :laugh: WHAT A STUPID BI TCH!!!!!!!!!
First, what Anshirk said: :good:
As for Iron's comments:
If you look at this the other way around... I like the fact that a group of people who are genuine, who have real values, and who are truly committed to their beliefs, see right through Madonna, and they would not suck up to her :clap: Here's another link (same story)...
Rabbi: Madonna drawn to Judaism as evil is drawn to holiness - September 17, 2007 by Staff Writer
Rabbi: Madonna drawn to Judaism as evil is drawn to holiness
While the rest of Israel swooned over visiting international pop star Madonna, a leading Jerusalem-based rabbi expressed disgust over the invasion of the Jewish state by the singer and a small entourage of Hollywood friends.
.... The director of a major Jerusalem-based Kabbala yeshiva told The Jerusalem Post that while he is unimpressed with the antics of Madonna and her friends, he is not surprised by their attraction to Kabbala.
“It is a known fact in Kabbala that impurity and evil are inherently attracted to sanctity. That's why people of Hollywood, a place of iniquity and lasciviousness, are naturally attracted to the holiness of Kabbala,” said the rabbi on condition of anonymity. “That's why someone like that lady - I don't even want to mention her name - is so attracted to the Kabbala.”
Despite not being Jewish, Madonna declared herself an “ambassador for Judaism” during a two-hour meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem.
The version of Kabbala practiced by Madonna and other Hollywood stars has been roundly rejected by mainstream Kabbala and Torah scholars and rabbis both in the US and Israel.
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Sep 18 2007, 06:30 AM
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So people still remember her for her being the whore she was back in the good ol' days . people still crave for her? bet she knows who it is! he still keeps track of her .
and what is she doing now ?
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Sep 19 2007, 10:19 AM
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Madonna's Fake Judaism - by Ben Shapiro
Apparently, Judaism has found a new representative: Madonna. "I am an ambassador for Judaism," Madonna proclaimed this week while visiting Israeli President Shimon Peres.
In particular, Madonna sees herself as an ambassador for Kabbalah, a mystical school of Jewish thought.
Never mind that Madonna isn't Jewish.
Never mind that Jewish thought itself prohibits the study of Kabbalah unless one becomes expert in all other areas of Jewish law, practices all 613 of the Jewish commandments (Madonna has broken at least eight of the Ten Commandments) and is at least 40 years of age.
Never mind that Madonna's brand of Kabbalah is a concoction of fallacious philosophy and creepy voodoo.
No, Madonna is well-qualified to be spokeswoman for Judaism.
"You don't know how popular 'The Book Of Splendor' is among Hollywood actors," Madonna told Peres, ignoring the silent retching of thousands of Jews worldwide. "Everyone I meet talks to me only about that. I am an ambassador for Judaism."
Fellow Hollywoodite and faux Kabbalah devotee Ashton Kutcher told Israeli newspapers that Kabbalah made him a better actor -- one shudders to think how much worse "The Butterfly Effect," "The Guardian," "A Lot Like Love," "Cheaper By The Dozen" and "My Boss's Daughter" would have been without Kabbalah to guide Kutcher's masterful performances.
Kabbalah is the new Scientology in Hollywood.
The faux Kabbalah conference that attracted Madonna and Kutcher to Israel also brought moral beacon Rosie O'Donnell.
Other celebrities who have flirted with faux Kabbalah include saintlike figures Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Sandra Bernhard and Demi Moore.
Hollywood's fascination with Kabbalah springs from a lust for spiritual reward without spiritual work.
The glitterati love any religion that allows them to sleep at night without restricting whom they sleep with. And the Kabbalah Centre caters directly to such glitterati.
The Kabbalah Centre, run by husband-and-wife team Philip and Karen Berg, suggests that those who invest the right amount of cash can earn prosperity, protection and absolution from God.
The Bergs started the Kabbalah Centre in 1971, when they realized that religious snake oil sells even better than regular snake oil.
Between 2001 and 2005, Madonna alone had reportedly handed over $18 million to underwrite the Centre's activities. The Centre sells red string bracelets at $26 a pop, scented candles for $15, water in a perfume bottle for $10 and copies of the Zohar for $415.
The Bergs rake it in because Hollywoodites have guilty consciences. They feel guilty about their prosperity, since many are closet Marxists. They feel uneasy about their spiritual prospects.
But they certainly don't feel guilty enough to change their behavior. They prefer instead to use their money to buy a cloak of fake piety. Then they don it, bragging about their spiritual depth.
That's why Madonna, the Pied Piper of Raunch, ponies up millions to wear a red thread bracelet she could buy for 50 cents at the nearest CVS. That's why Scientologist Tom Cruise spends bundles to cleanse himself of "thetans."
That's why Hollywoodites embrace cultish environmentalism, pledging to drink their own purified wastewater (Cate Blanchett this week) or use one square of toilet paper per restroom visit (Sheryl Crow).
The glitterati are quite willing to take on obligations, as long as those obligations aren't moral. The Kabbalah Centre doesn't force Madonna to stop encouraging promiscuity or cease simulated sex acts on stage.
She gets the benefits of egoistic religious observance -- she gets to feel "deep" -- without actually having to be deep.
As Andrew Breitbart, who co-authored "Hollywood, Interrupted" with Mark Ebner, told me, "The only piety Madonna has adhered to throughout her entire career has been at the altar of the Church of Narcissus."
Madonna is no ambassador for Judaism -- she's an ambassador for Hollywood arrogance, egocentrism and hypocrisy.
These comments from the article are right on: - Hollywood's fascination with Kabbalah springs from a lust for spiritual reward without spiritual work.
....The glitterati love any religion that allows them to sleep at night without restricting whom they sleep with. And the Kabbalah Centre caters directly to such glitterati.
.... But they certainly don't feel guilty enough to change their behavior. They prefer instead to use their money to buy a cloak of fake piety. Then they don it, bragging about their spiritual depth.
(This thread might be merged with the "Kabbalah and Berg" thread later on. Or not.)
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Sep 21 2007, 09:36 AM
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This thread might be merged with another one later... either one on Judiasm/ Kabbalah, or maybe the one about her kiddie books. Madonna's Trip to Israel etc - By Roger Friedman
September 21, 2007
Madonna Drops Religion for Shopping
Madonna is still raising funds and a ruckus for the Los Angeles Kabbalah Center. Proceeds from her four new children’s books aimed at teens, released to indifference last week by Penguin, go entirely to Raising Malawi, the African charity that’s a front for Kabbalah in that impoverished nation.
But unlike her previous children’s books, this group is not available on the Kabbalah Center‘s Web site.
The other tomes, you see, all had Kabbalah-like themes. Madonna donated a portion of the money that was derived from them.
In 2006, Madonna kicked $250,000 to the Kabbalah Center, according to the tax filing of her Ray of Light Foundation.
Last week, Madonna turned up in Israel, of all places, and told the country’s president, Shimon Peres, she was Jewish.
She handed him a paperback book about Kabbalah and had the nerve to say that “every celebrity in Hollywood” was reading it.
I have some idea what Peres, who loves a good photo op, did with “The Book of Splendor” once Madonna and Guy Ritchie departed his office.
What Madonna doesn’t realize, of course, is that none of the people she traveled with to Israel proselytizing Kabbalah are actually Jewish.
Not Demi Moore, not Ashton Kutcher. They’re just people who’ve skipped to the dessert instead of eating a long meal.
Actual Jews — who are offended by this Kabbalah talk — will eat that meal tonight before Kol Nidre services and the beginning of Yom Kippur. We won’t eat again until Saturday night.
Being Jewish requires more to being Jewish than just announcing your membership and buying a paperback. The same could be said of joining any religion.
It would help, of course, if Kabbalah were an actual religion. It isn’t.
It’s a business started by Philip Berg, a former insurance salesman, who’s turned gobbledy gook into a fortune-making machine for himself.
Madonna’s new books, by the way, are far less spiritual than her original set.
In "Friends for Life," "Goodbye Grace" and "The New Girl," the pop star almost seems to have a different voice, targeting pre-teens’ problems with friendship, family and shopping instead of slipping in aphorisms.
But almost more interesting is Madonna’s biography that comes with the books on and appears on their Web site.
Even though her adoption of Malawi child David Banda has not yet been approved, she lists him as one of her three children, including Lourdes and Rocco. It seems pretty clear she won’t be giving him back.
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Sep 26 2007, 05:54 PM
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Madonna Carries the Torch For Judaism, Despite Pleas From Actual Jews- By Rebecca Meiser
For Madonna, Judaism is the new skanky.
Starting at sundown tonight, in the name of atonement, Jews around the world will make the ultimate sacrifice: They won’t eat or drink anything at all for 24 hours. (Horrifying, we know). But at least they’ll be sharing hunger pains with the likes of Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, and Madonna!
Mind you, none of these stars are actually Jewish. But this inconvenient detail didn't stop the pop legend (Roman Catholic by birth) from announcing to Israeli President Shimon Peres on a recent trip to Israel that she was an “ambassador for Judaism.”
According to her publicist, Madonna plans to spend the weekend atoning for the fact that she's completely insane.
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May 9 2009, 05:19 PM
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-- edits below --
This could be cross-posted to the SS tour thread, if someone else wants to paste this in there (I feel too lazy to mess with it right now).
Madonna's 'Sticky and Sweet' coming to Israel - Queen of pop confirms extended world tour to include one-night show in Israel this October; organizers still in talks for sponsors
Yaniv Halily Published: 05.09.09, 15:02 / Israel Culture
NEW YORK- After long and agonizing negotiations, pop queen Madonna has finally confirmed she will be stopping in Israel this October as part of her successful Sticky and Sweet Tour. The singer will put on a one-night performance, but her trip to Israel will last a few days during which she will visit various sites. According to speculations, Madonna will be landing in Tel Aviv a week before her show and stay in Israel during Yom Kippur.
The 51-year-old artist's visit to Israel was not part of the original plan. The Sticky and Sweet Tour was launched last year and saw jam-packed halls around the world. After the tour Madonna announced that she planned to start working on a new record, but rising demand from her fans around the world led the singer to extend her tour to European locations this summer. It should be noted that Madonna has wanted to perform in Israel a number of times in recent years, but due to funding problems, was unable to do so. Even now, there is a chance that the show may not go through, since Israeli promoter Shuki Weiss and German producer Marek Lieberberg are still looking for commercial sponsors to fund the costly performance. The two have been holding intensive talks with telecommunications provider Orange, but an agreement is yet to be signed. The Sticky and Sweet concert includes over two hours of Madonna singing her greatest hits from throughout her career, and a gypsy section with symbols from Judaism displayed on a large screen in the background. Raz Shechnik contributed to this report
Madonna heads to Israel to wrap up 'Sticky & Sweet' dates
Madonna taking Sticky and Sweet tour to Israel
Madonna Plays Israel
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I'll probably cross post this story to the Kabbalah thread, I don't know.
MADONNA TURNS JOURNALIST FOR ISRAELI PAPER- The MATERIAL GIRL has turned reporter - MADONNA has penned an article for Israel's biggest-selling newspaper.
The superstar, an avid follower of the Kabbalah faith, has joined the editorial team of Israeli publication Yediot Ahronot for a one-off special piece on her religious beliefs. On Wednesday (29Jul09), Madonna's byline appeared on the front page of the newspaper, along with an excerpt from her article, How My Life Changed, which is due to be published in full on Friday (31Jul09).
The piece was translated from English to Hebrew, and will explain the star's religious experience and how she became more spiritually aware 14 years ago.
Madonna pens article for Israeli daily
Madonna pens article for Israeli daily- JERUSALEM (AP) - July 29, 2009 --
Israel's biggest daily newspaper is boasting a new international correspondent - Madonna.
The Material Girl's byline is on the front page of Wednesday's issue of Yediot Ahronot with an excerpt from her upcoming article headlined: "How My Life Changed."
The paper translated her words into Hebrew. Madonna's full article is to be published Friday.
Madonna isn't Jewish but she has adopted the Hebrew name of Esther and studies Jewish mysticism.
She made a private pilgrimage to Israel in 2004 and plans two shows in the country in September as part of her Sticky & Sweet tour.
In her article, the 50-year-old entertainer describes her religious awakening almost 14 years ago, saying she realized fame and fortune were not the end but only the beginning.
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Geez she hasn't changed! She's still the same rude egomaniac she always was, and just as greedy too.
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Madonna is Annoying, Again- Madonna, whose spiritual awakening occurred 14 years ago when she found Kaballah and weaseled her way into the tribe, will now write about that experience in the popular Israeli newspaper, Yediot Ahronot. In her new column, Esther, as she likes to call herself on Jewish days, will write about her life and religious experiences. The frequency and duration of the column is still to be determined.
[snip scan of Madonna article]
How It Changed My Life : The most successful songstress in the world writes for Yidanot Achranot
Sadly, I dropped out of Hebrew school, and the preview of her first piece that will run on Friday is only available in Hebrew online today, so I can’t sufficiently make fun of her prose. My guess is there’s something in there about trying to stay true to her faith while dating a hot, young Latino named Jesus.
I placed links to Madonna's article and editorials about it in the Kabbalah Thread
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In her article, the 50-year-old entertainer describes her religious awakening almost 14 years ago, saying she realized fame and fortune were not the end but only the beginning.
The beginning of what i wonder? A long descent into egomania?
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In her article, the 50-year-old entertainer describes her religious awakening almost 14 years ago, saying she realized fame and fortune were not the end but only the beginning.
The beginning of what i wonder? A long descent into egomania?
Fame and fortune were the beginning of ... hold on, lemme look up the link... it's the beginning of being able to wear genuine crushed diamond bits in your eye shadow (no, I ain't making it up, click here, scroll down to see post by me dated "Jul 30 2009").
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She isn't worried about cutting her eyelids up? Wow.
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Madonna and Jesus [Luz] in the Holy Land
Madonna tours Jewish holy sites in Jerusalem
Madonna meets with Opposition Chairwoman Livni in Tel Aviv
Madonna's police escort on tour of Jerusalem- Madonna was escorted by police on a sightseeing tour of Israel on Sunday, days before playing the final concert of her Sticky and Sweet world tour.
The singer, who is devoted to Kabbalah, was led through Jerusalem's Old City where she visited an ancient tunnel near the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray.
She reportedly stayed there for 30 minutes.
The 51-year-old pop star arrived in the city early on Sunday for a pair of concerts this week, her first in Israel since 1993.
The visit comes just days after tour dates in Bulgaria and Poland were marred with controversy -- after local church leaders accused the concerts of showing disrespect to Christianity.
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Religious Row: Madonna Upsets The Holy Land- Pop diva Madonna's visit to Israel is generating a whole lot of excitement - and religious controversy.
---------------------------------- Israel is not a common destination for stars on tour, so the entertainer's fans have been looking forward to her visit.
But her Middle East stop-off has not pleased Jewish mystics who accuse her of abusing their ancient branch of Judaism.
The Material Girl is in the country for spiritual reasons, as well as performing two concerts in Tel Aviv.
Her first stop on Sunday was the Western Wall - the most holy place for Jews to pray - where her arrival attracted a media frenzy.
Madonna was born Roman Catholic, but she claims to have found enlightenment in Kabbalah, an age-old mystical form of Judaism.
The singer even assumed the Jewish name of Esther and began writing a column for Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot as a religious correspondent.
In it she recently described how Kabbalah had transformed her life.
"All the questions I had about life began to be answered and I realised I had finally found a 'belief system' or philosophy that incorporated science and spirituality," she wrote.
"I also began to see that being rich and famous wasn't going to bring me lasting fulfilment and that it was not the end of the journey; that it was the beginning of the journey."
Israeli TV recently showed pictures taken back stage where the Kabbalah book - the Zohar - was displayed prominently in Madonna's changing room.
Her brand of Kabbalah is taught by a teacher in Los Angeles and Kabbalah purists in Israel are dismissive.
For most Jews, Kabbalah is a powerful form of mysticism that should only be attempted by those over 40 - and only by men.
But those who practise abstention from material desires can become involved in Kabbalah, according to its devotees.
This is why Madonna is doubly unqualified, the mystics believe.
"Madonna is not dealing with the real practical Kabbalah," leading Kabbalah Rabbi Yitzhak Batzri told Sky News recently.
"We deal with spiritual issues of the soul, whereas Madonna is dealing with issues of the body as well.
"Her teaching of Kabbalah is erroneous."
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Call me crazy, but I don't think the young man on the far right in this photo is Jesus Luz, but the photo caption identifies him as such- I'm pretty sure it's not him, though I suppose it could be:
Madonna’s pilgrimage to Israel hits a sticky patch- September 5, 2009
It should have been a cause for celebration: Madonna and Jesus were back in Israel. The Material Girl and her Brazilian model boyfriend, however, have not had a universally enthusiastic welcome on their one-week pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
Madonna, who ended her “Sticky and Sweet” world tour with concerts in Tel Aviv this week, began with a reminder of her faith in the kabbalah, or mystical Judaism, by asking that work on her performance stage be halted to respect the Sabbath.
One Orthodox rabbi tried to get her to show “respect” for the Jewish faith by wearing “more modest” clothing during her two performances, but the request fell on deaf ears, and the concerts featured the usual skimpy costumes that her fans have come to expect.
“She looked amazing, especially for her age — but not really what I would consider an ‘observant’ Jewish woman’s dress,” said Rachel Homesh, a teenager who attended one of the gigs. “We didn’t really think that she would show up all covered up. She wouldn’t be able to dance. The most she wore was at the very end, when she put on a Jewish flag.”
The decision to drape Madonna in the Star of David — handed to her by someone in the audience — sparked fury from Palestinians. Hania Bitar, director-general of the Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation, said the move had led to protests in the West Bank and Gaza. She also criticised Madonna for not meeting with any Palestinian politicians or visiting the occupied territories.
The singer — who has taken a Jewish name, Esther — told her fans: “Every time I come here, I get so supercharged with energy. I truly believe that Israel is the energy centre of the world. And I also believe that if we can all live together in harmony in this place, then we can live in peace all over the world.”
Madonna kept the media away from her political encounters. She met Binyamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister, and Tzipi Livni, the leader of the opposition, and limited access to her visit to the northern Israeli village of Safed, where one of the rabbis who founded kabbalah is believed to be buried. However, her flirtation with politics, her dabbling in the kabbalah — which many rabbis do not approve of — and her trademark concert antics created controversy anyway.
“Madonna has made her career by being provocative. I guess we shouldn’t have been surprised that her trip here would be controversial as well,” said Danny Yatom, 23, who attended the first of Madonna’s shows. “It’s why we stay interested, no?”
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Sep 5 2009, 02:32 PM
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But her Middle East stop-off has not pleased Jewish mystics who accuse her of abusing their ancient branch of Judaism.
"Madonna is not dealing with the real practical Kabbalah," leading Kabbalah Rabbi Yitzhak Batzri told Sky News recently.
"We deal with spiritual issues of the soul, whereas Madonna is dealing with issues of the body as well.
"Her teaching of Kabbalah is erroneous." [/LIST]
Madonna wouldn't know the real 'kaballah if she fell over it! I read somewhere once that studying it required years and years of intense dedication-with virtually no outside influences. Practically a monastic existence.
What we have with M is a crassly egocentric, raving twit. Hers is a Hollywoodized version of kaballah. That is, a cheapened, watered down version to make lots and lots of money. Call me a cynic but Madonna is about as 'spiritual' as the back of a cereal box
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Eww! Madoona wrapped herself around and put her cooties on their flag and their not objecting to it. It would be illegal otherwise. And so much wasted publicity over her tour in Israel as if they like that old HAG. Or do they really? In the article one lady is saying she is an "Ambassador to the Jewish people" Really looks like they don't know about Madoona at all and have been kept in the dark. Somebody should guide them over here to this site and show her porno, and the details of her pornographic career that she had all throughout her life and still doesn't end she still seduces young men too, half her age and spreads her STD's all over the world.
Stupid they are calling it the Madoona affect? (should be called the "Madoona Defect")
Madoona Affect- LINK
Tel Aviv — Madonna managed to sprinkle some of her fairy diva dust on Israel during her recent tour, calling the Jewish state the world’s “energy center,” wrapping herself in the flag on stage and even lighting Shabbat candles with Sara Netanyahu.
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