Sing us a song, Mr. Kabbalah Man
At least one song on Madonna’s new techno dance CD will be Kaballah inspired. The song “Isaac” is actually an anthem in honor of Isaac Luria, the 16th century Kabbalist and messianic hopeful. As if that wasn’t enough, the tune also includes a spoken word interlude from a member of the Kabbalah Centre. Nice.
Ow, my Chassidus hurts….
I seriously can’tt ake any more of this, it’s erev Rosh Hashanah and in addition to explaining basic Judaism to people and trying to quell the crazy messianic assholes in my own movement, now I have to put up with Madonna singing a song about the Arizal. I’m seriously freaking out.
It’s gonna catch on, I just know it, and then the hippies are gonna be walking around Washington Square Park with red strings and tattoos of the sefiros on their lower backs and trying to “enlighten” me about the world of Kabbalah. Oh it makes me shudder to think of it. The Rebbe must be spinning in his grave, along with the Ari.
Mr. Nachum,
I wish I understood what you have written. I can read the words but it might as well be greek (or hebrew as it were). It’s obviously very interesting, and intriguing but I’m mystified.
Things I don’t know or understand:
Chassidus
Erev
Messianic assholes
Arizal
Red Strings
Sefiros
Kabbalah
Rebbe
Ari
So, help out a non-jew (I think you call us anasheem?) as I’d like to learn enough to understand what you have written.
Davis
It’s funny that you wrote Sing us a song Mr. Kabbalah Man, becuase there is actually a song on an NYCS ( i think that’s what the organazation is called) that goes, sing us a song , your the chazzan man. I shit you not, I tried not to burst out laughinbg, but it was for real, and it went along to the tune of the Piano Man,
I don’t think hippies listen to Madonna or practice Kabbalah. So you should be in the clear.
To Davis maybe this will help
Erev is eve, as in christmas erev.
Messianic assholes, assholes whom are waiting for the messiah.
Red strings are Wailing Wall old lady string luck/prayer bracelets.
Kabbalah jew mysticism. madonna trend.
Rebbe, cherished rabbi.
Google the rest.
M
PS not anasheem, goyim (non-jew)