1.0Windows and Doorshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/windowsanddoorsBrad Hirschfieldhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/windowsanddoors/author/brad_hirschfieldKabbalah, Madonna, and A-Rod - Windows and Doorsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hQlkXSCQr7"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/windowsanddoors/2008/07/kabbalah-madonna-and-arod.html">Kabbalah, Madonna, and A-Rod</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/windowsanddoors/2008/07/kabbalah-madonna-and-arod.html/embed#?secret=hQlkXSCQr7" width="600" height="338" title="“Kabbalah, Madonna, and A-Rod” — Windows and Doors" data-secret="hQlkXSCQr7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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This morning’s papers including The New York Daily News, are filled with articles about Madonna, Kabbalah, The Kabbalah Center, and how they are effecting her relationship with baseball star, Alex Rodriguez. Among the charges being made, is that Madonna is “brainwashing” A-Rod with her mystical beliefs. What do we even mean by “brainwashing”? Too often,…