Ever since Kabbalah was popularized by Madonna, Lindsay Lohan, Winona Ryder and friends, many Jewish leaders have condemned what they see as the Hollywood version of the ancient teachings.
Now Shlomo Perelman, an Orthodox Jew and owner of Pinsker's Judaica Center in Pittsburgh, has decided to take a stand.
He spent $10,000 creating a 7-minute video about the significance of the red string worn around the left wrist that has come to be the iconic face of "Hollywood Kabbalah."
His website, Judaism.com, features the video and much else.
Dan Nephin of the Associated Press wrote about the drive to reclaim the ancient mysteries and put them in their rightful place.
Here's a link to the story.
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