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Kabbalah Bracelets Replacing Diamond Bracelets!
Nowadays, you almost cannot be considered a true Hollywood celebrity if you are not chic enough to run around with a simple red string tied around your wrist.
These red strings have become so coveted, they are begining to usurp the more "traditional" diamond jewelry worn on the wrists of many celebrities.
These red strings are called "Kabbalah Strings" and are designed to ward off the "evil eye".
In reality, today's "red strings," are nothing nothing more than crass commercialism and a complete perversion of this old Jewish custom related specifically to red string which was wrapped around the tomb of the Jewish matriarch, Rachel.
Here is one typical, albeit modernistic explanation to the "Red String" phenomena:
"Long ago, the ancient Kabbalah scholars revealed a powerful technology of protection. Its purpose is twofold: to protect us from the envious looks of others, and to help us eliminate feelings of jealousy and resentment in ourselves. The technology is the red string; a strand of Red wool worn around the left wrist.
The teachings of Kabbalah do not include prohibitions or commandments. Instead, the kabbalah speak of positive and negative energies. The negative energies of jealousy and envy emanate through the eyes—which gave rise to the very vivid and very ancient term, the Evil Eye.
Maddonna seen wearing her "Kabbalah Bracelet".
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Comments
Fucking Cult retards..hope they hang themselves by their red strings!
Posted by: Anonymous on September 21, 2007 3:15 AM
who the hell cares?????
Posted by: djb on September 21, 2007 11:02 AM
"Kabbalah Scholars?" Why can't they just say "Rabbis?" Because it wouldn't be as easy to fool the gullible nitwits who buy into the Berg Kabbalah hype. You can buy those strings for $2.50 at any orthodox Jewish bookstore, but the Berg people sell them for $26.
People who want magic should just go to Disneyland.
Posted by: Rafi on September 21, 2007 7:00 PM
The Hollywood Kabbalah Cult (Kult?) members are ignorant wannabes who can't understand authentic scholarship or follow a rigorous scholarly and spiritual discipline. They are only interested in superstition and protection from the Evil Eye. I am sure the "teachings" have nothing to do with Judaism or authentic Kabbalah scholarship. Just read about the background of the founders of this gigantic money-making scam. For many centuries there have been people falling over themselves to follow false prophets.
Posted by: Sheena on June 8, 2009 1:11 PM