THE BUZZ DESPERATELY SEEKING SPIRITUALITY.Byline: - Compiled by Fred Shuster Madonna's made up her mind - she's keeping her mezuzah. The Material Mom, now deeply enmeshed en·mesh also im·mesh tr.v. en·meshed, en·mesh·ing, en·mesh·es To entangle, involve, or catch in or as if in a mesh. See Synonyms at catch. in the Jewish mysticism of the Kabbalah kabbalah or cabala (both: kăb`ələ) [Heb.,=reception], esoteric system of interpretation of the Scriptures based upon a tradition claimed to have been handed down orally from Abraham. , has pilgrimaged to Israel for the Jewish New Year, which began at sundown Wednesday. Madonna's five-day visit, which includes trips to graves of rabbinical rab·bin·i·cal also rab·bin·ic adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of rabbis. [From obsolete rabbin, rabbi, from French, from Old French rabain, probably from Aramaic sages, had the country in a tizzy tiz·zy n. pl. tiz·zies Slang A state of nervous excitement or confusion; a dither. [Origin unknown. and Israelis reacted with excitement, bewilderment and anger. The Michigan-born, London-accented Mad Kid isn't Jewish but has taken up Kabbalah, adopting the Hebrew name Hebrew names are names that have a Hebrew language origin, classically from the Hebrew Bible. They are mostly used by people living in Jewish or Christian parts of the world, but some are also adapted to the Islamic world, particularly if a Hebrew name is mentioned in the Qur'an. Esther, and wearing a red thread on her wrist to ward off the evil eye. Man in Black attracts the green Johnny Cash's cache is on the block. An inlaid in·laid v. Past tense and past participle of inlay. adj. 1. Set into a surface in a decorative pattern: a mahogany dresser with an inlaid teak design. 2. acoustic guitar made for the late Man in Black sold for $131,200 on the first day of a three-day auction of the Cash estate. The buyer, Sharon Graves of Grand Island, Neb., already owns a huge collection of Cash stuff amassed by her husband, a longtime fan who died three years ago. ``It'll be the centerpiece of the collection,'' Graves said. ``I bought it in his memory.'' The guitar, custom-tooled for Cash in the 1960s, was one of nearly 800 items consigned to Sotheby's by Cash's children after the musician and his wife died last year. Besides more than 50 musical instruments, the auction includes stage outfits - plenty of black, natch - gold records, Grammys, handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. lyrics, jewelry, furniture, artworks and antique rifles. A tale of a fateful shoot Ivan has met Gilligan. Production of TBS' forthcoming reality series ``The Real Gilligan's Island'' stopped short when Hurricane Ivan blew away the shooting schedule this week. The exact location of the show - which debuts Nov. 30 - is a well-kept secret, but we hear that winds of 90 mph hit the beach where filming was taking place. Fans of the original '60s series probably recall a hurricane hitting the island, eventually leading to the rescue of the castaways in the 1978 TV flick ``Rescue From Gilligan's Island.'' CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) Madonna performs in Lisbon, Portugal, on Monday, exposing the red thread on her wrist worn by followers of Kaballah; the charm is said to ward off evil. The singer is now exploring Israel. Armando Franca/Associated Press (2) no caption (guitar owned by late Johnny Cash) |
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