Pop icon Madonna attends Kabbalah conference in Tel Aviv
By The Associated Press
Pop star Madonna joined other devotees of Kabbalah, a Jewish form of mysticism, in celebrating the Jewish New Year at a Tel Aviv hotel on Thursday.
Madonna, who wore a shiny black zipper jacket and a red hat with a plaid brim, is attending a Kabbalah conference during a private visit to the Holy Land. The singer, who arrived in Israel on Wednesday night, did not speak to the media.
Madonna was raised a Roman Catholic, but she has become a follower of Jewish mysticism in recent years, raising the ire of many Orthodox Jews who see the adoption of Kabbalah by non-Jewish pop figures as an abomination.
The singer has taken the Hebrew name Esther, and has been seen wearing a red thread on her wrist to ward off the evil eye. During her visit she plans to visit sites sacred to Kabbalists. ..
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/903696.html




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