Re: Madonna music video stirs unease among Jews

[Marvin <physchem...>]

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From: "I.Oppenheim" <i(dot)oppenheim (at) xs4all(dot)nl>
To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 6:57 PM
Subject: Madonna music video stirs unease among Jews


> Well, here you go:
>
> Oct. 16, 2002
> "Madonna music video stirs unease among Jews"
>
> By MICHAEL FREUND
>
> The Jerusalem Post
>
> A new music video by pop star Madonna is generating
> controversy among American Jews because of its use of
> religious Jewish symbols, New York's Newsday reports.
>
> The video features the blond singer with Hebrew letters
> tattooed on her arm, wearing leather straps strikingly
> similar to tefillin, and getting electrocuted in a
> chair covered with Hebrew writing.

She is an equal-opportunity offender, who started by offending the Catholic
Church that she grew up in.  Think of her as a child seeking attention, and
react as you would to that child.

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