18 September 2007
The US pop singer Madonna has celebrated the Jewish New Year in Israel and described herself as the world's "ambassador of Judaism." The popstar and well known Kabbalah devotee met with Israeli president Shimon Peres who presented her with a copy of the Old Testament. In return, the singer gave Peres a volume of the Kabbalah bible “The Book of Splendor”. Even though Madonna is not Jewish, she reportedly told the Israeli president: "You don't know how popular the Book of Splendor is among Hollywood actors… Everyone I meet talks to me only about that. I am an ambassador of Judaism."
