I read the whole article that is on another site
http://www.albawaba.com/h...ertainment

She also changed her name to Esther according to the article.

ehuffnsd said:

this aint hot.....when she gets banned from target or the dollar tree for stealing target brand tampons and beer. lemme knowwwww

So you can convert to Judaism? is that right? i thought you had to be born Jewish.

Good job she isn't male.

Marrk said:

There's a difference between Jews as a culture and jes as a religion. And why is it good she's not male.

jayaredee said:

I'd imagine getting the snip at 46 would be problematic, that's why.

forgive my ignorance, i've not really followed her closely for years. i can't really be arsed to look into this Kabballah fad nonsense she's into.

Marrk said:

I know jewish people who aren't circumcized..... it's weird but there are

And out of all celebrities who follow this Kabbalah crap Madonna seems to be the only one committed to it wholeheartedly, enough to change her name. I don't think she finds it to be a fad. And if it helped teach her more about sexuality and not to flaunt it around like she used to then i find it's done her some benefit

All I can say is do your thing MADONNA. She changed pop culture, defined pop music, challenged religions and may very well change it or create her own. While many condem her (not on this site..I mean the media in general) she still has them talking about her every move. Also...Not because I'm a MADONNA fan, but she is one of the few people who I have the highest of respects for..she's actually setting out to do what she wants to do. Bono is the other. Whether or not she's 'being fake' as some try to put it...who knows? And who is anyone to judge her for trying to find her own spiritual path?

Do yo' thang girl!

Chico1 said:

Cloudbuster said:

go away already hermaphrodite!!!! Isn't there a Kate Bush or Bee Gees album you should be using as target practice!

first it was the Taliban wanting Madonna to be stoned to death for corrupting Islamic Culture now this

Egyptian Parliament members have submitted an order to Government demanding that American singer Madonna be prohibited from entering Egyptian soil. Parliament members also included a number of other international singers on their list of people forbidden from entering Egypt and called on all their embassies abroad to not grant any of them visas into Egypt or be allowed to shoot any of their music videos on Egyptian soil.

The demand came after Madonna announced that she will celebrate the Jewish New Years in Israel and that she had converted to Judaism. On a similar note Arab Parliament member, Ahmad Al Taibi, in the Israeli Knesset turned down an invitation from Madonna to an event she held after she showed inconsideration for the sufferings of Palestinians, especially children, under the occupation of Israeli soldiers.

Ahmad had stressed that he wished the singer would try and learn from other international stars like Richard Gear and Julie Christie who came to the occupied lands and showed their support for the suffering of Palestinians.


from DrownedMadonna.com

Wow. Madonna was banned from entering a place? Clearly things are backwards here - they should be banning things from entering Madonna. She's seen her share of...nevermind.

like she was ever going to Egypt anyway

GrayKing said:

like you know if she was ever going to Egypt anyway

garganta said:

I'm pretty confident of it

GrayKing said:

Anyway, i dont see why she has to have a ban put on her. What harm could she do in Egypt? I feel she has the right to go to any place she wants just like any other human being.

Personally, I think eccentric celebrities convert to unconventional religions just to get attention, or as somewhat of a publicity ploy. not that they all don't believe in whatever they convert to, but in principle I have trouble taking these "spiritual rebirths" very seriously.

That being said I actually am somewhat fascinated by Kabbalah. It's beliefs are very abstract and unusual, recalling hinduism or buddhism somewhat. Certainly much more intriguing than any literalist, fundamentalist christian sect that some people we know have converted to