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Madonna lights Sabbath candles with Israel PM

Other News Materials 5 September 2009 05:32 (UTC +04:00)
Madonna joined the Israeli prime minister and his family Friday in the traditional ritual welcoming the Jewish Sabbath
Madonna lights Sabbath candles with Israel PM

Madonna joined the Israeli prime minister and his family Friday in the traditional ritual welcoming the Jewish Sabbath, Associated Press reported.

A statement from from the prime minister's office says the singer spent two hours with Bejamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at their home lighting candles and reciting a blessing together.

Although not Jewish, the 51-year-old pop star claims a special bond with Israel and Jewish tradition.

She's been exploring Kabbalah, a form of Jewish mysticism, for more than a decade and has taken the Hebrew name, Esther.

She arrived in Israel on Sunday and performed in Tel Aviv on Tuesday and Wednesday.

She was wearing a short-sleeved black dress as she left the heavily guarded Netanyahu home Friday.

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