A-Rod Gives The Finger To Kabbalah

Well, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, as they say. Actually, Madonna and the Bergs represent a cult called "Kabbalah Centre," which has purloined and adulterated Jewish mysticism for profit. The "Kabbalah Centre" is to real, Hasidic Kabbalah as a Tampax commercial is to Ben Hur.

Now I realize you know nothing about the Zohar or other extra-Biblical Jewish works, or you would likely have a different view.

The Zohar is very Jewish mystical commentary on the very Jewish Torah, the first five books of the Tanakh, or Old Testament. I can clearly see that you are upset at the bastardization of religion that you rightly see in the "Kabbalah Centre." To extend that to the Zohar, with full knowledge of its content and its high regard by many Jews, especially Hasids, ventures terribly close to that moonshine rubbish known as "anti-Semitism."

But, I know that's not your intent. Cults are crap. This one is clever, though, in that they didn't waste time writing their own scripture. They ripped it off.

Just thought I'd point out that there could be some collateral damage to this rant. Try this for starters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohar. If you still want to learn more, the Pritzker edition is the best English translation. I wouldn't entirely trust the version sold by the "Kabbalah Centre" either.