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October 10, 2005

I'm shakin

Madonna may be in big trouble with the man upstairs after she put a song about 16th century Jewish scholar Yitzhak Luria. Apparently it is against Jewish law to profit from the name of a rabbi:

Rabbis who oversee Luria's tomb and a seminary in the northern town of Safed are unimpressed with Madonna's musical tribute and see the inclusion of the song about Luria on the album as an attempt by the pop star to profit from his name.

Rabbi Rafael Cohen, head of a seminary named after Luria, suggested Madonna's actions could lead to divine retribution.

"Jewish law forbids the use of the name of the holy rabbi for profit. Her act is just simply unacceptable and I can only sympathize for her because of the punishment that she is going to receive from the heavens," Cohen told the newspaper.

I don't doubt the rabbi's conviction that Madonna will be getting her due when she shuffles off this mortal coil, but could anybody think of anything else Madonna may have done during her lifetime which also may have also been an affront to God? If you ask me, this rabbi thing definitely tops all those.

Posted by oz115 at October 10, 2005 05:56 AM

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Posted by: Your Lady friend at October 10, 2005 10:56 AM

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