That’s what I thought when I read the headline “Madonna: I’m an ‘ambassador for Judaism’“. Who better to represent the Jewish state than a Catholic born superstar from the 80’s who parades around the stage in her underwear? (via memeorandum)
Madonna met Peres at his official Jerusalem residence on Saturday evening and the two exchanged gifts, with Madonna receiving a lavishly bound copy of the Old Testament.She gave Peres a volume of “The Book of Splendor,” the guiding text of Kabbalah, inscribed “To Shimon Peres, the man I admire and love, Madonna,” the Yediot Ahronot daily reported.
A Peres aide confirmed the meeting but had no details.
“You don’t know how popular the Book of Splendor is among Hollywood actors,” Yediot quoted Madonna as telling Peres. “Everyone I meet talks to me only about that. I am an ambassador for Judaism.”
Madonna, who was raised a Roman Catholic, has taken the Hebrew name Esther, and has been seen wearing a red thread on her wrist in a Jewish tradition to ward off the evil eye.
Yes the Book of Splendor is a many splendored thing, as is the rest of Kabbalah.
The Haaretz daily quoted Kutcher as telling a group of Israeli businessmen and entertainers on Saturday that Kabbalah had answered fundamental questions in his life and made him a better actor.
Will wonders never cease? The star of “Dude where’s my car?” is now a better actor? I mean 4 years later he starred in the immortal “the Butterfly Effect.” It’s already working!
The commitment of these stars to Judaism is absolutely beyond belief. I am so glad they represent me!
Crossposted on Soccer Dad.
Not to worry. The Hollywood attention span being what it is, they’ll be into something else in another year or two.
The day I see them in a real synagogue on Shabbat is they day I believe they’re interested in Judaism.
My fourth graders, I’m sure, know more about our religion than they.
For reasons I don’t care to go into, I’ve seen both “Dude, Where’s My Car?” and “The Butterfly Effect.” So it seems to me entirely possible that Kutcher has become a better actor, since based on those two flicks he could hardly be worse.
My sarc detector went off the scale at the end of the posting.
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I don’t think anybody seriously thinks Madonna is now Jewish. She has made no attempt to convert (via any denomination), and I don’t recall her ever calling herself Jewish. She is simply enamored with kabbalah (for whatever that’s worth), and likes making public shows of support for Judaism, as a “thank you” for it.
I see this as a good thing. If I remember correctly, she no longer performs on Shabbat and has taken steps to clean up her image somewhat. I could easily see some not-quite-observant Jews deciding “if she can do it, so can I”, which is a good thing, regardless.
So you understand what big-haired televangelists’ besmirching the name of Christ feels like to Christians. Never mind how much people of simple faith denounce such self-glorifying self-serving buffoons, the world sees only the image the MSM wants to ridicule. (Come to think of it, it’s not unlike the way the way the MSM portrays Israel.)