Comments (0)Shabbat’s Material Girl
September 11, 2009Neil Rubin
The latest page from the “Guess who’s coming to Shabbat dinner file” offers a big photo of megastar and self-proclaimed kabbalah spokeswoman Madonna dining at the official prime minister’s residence with Binyamin “Bibi” and Sara Netanyahu last week.
This being Israel, politics was integral to it all. After reportedly hearing that her Royal Popness would meet with opposition Kadima Party leader Tzippy Livni (the singer enjoyed grilled salmon steak, according to the Jerusalem Post), Prime Minister Netanyahu sought an audience as well.
Thoughts of the private affair abound: Since it’s traditional to sing Eishat Chayal, or “Woman of Valor,” at the Shabbat table, did the Material Girl possibly mix up the lyrics with choice wording from her tunes “Like a Virgin” or “Devil Wouldn’t Recognize You”?
Or when offered matzah ball soup, in gratitude did she give Bibi’s kids an autographed baseball by her sometimes beau/always baseball superstar Alexander “A-Rod” Rodriguez?
Finally, befitting the red string fascination of kabbalistic enthusiasts, did someone pour Madonna red wine, necessitating her offering an absurd donation to that individual, who responded by mumbling an esoteric prayer?
Oh well, it’s sure more fun than the real news.