Talk about a religious experience.
Madonna toasted the Jewish new year with Israeli President Shimon Peres and declared herself an “ambassador for Judaism,” local newspapers reported Sunday, according to The Associated Press.
The singer, who is not Jewish, arrived in Israel on Wednesday on the eve of Jewish new year to attend a conference on Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism. Other attendees reportedly included Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and Rosie O’Donnell.
Madonna met Peres at his official Jerusalem residence on Saturday evening and the two exchanged gifts, with Madonna receiving a lavishly bound copy of the Jewish Bible, the Yediot Ahronot daily reported. “I can’t believe that I’m celebrating the new year with you in Israel,” Maariv newspaper quoted her as telling Peres on Saturday. “It’s a dream come true.”
