Madonna Kabbalah - what is the difference between catholicism and kabbbalah?

"Guy Ritchie always says, 'The difference between Kabbalah and Catholicism is the amount of people,' " says Berg, sitting in an office at the center's New York branch. A Madonna biography stands in the bookshelf behind him. "You don't call Catholicism a cult."

And if Madonna's outreach efforts find continued success, Berg says, the critics will be quieted.

"Eventually, when there's enough people doing Kabbalah" — when there are as many people wearing Red Strings as crosses — "it won't even be an issue."

Madonna Kabbalah - how do you show you belong?

Purchase from the Kabbalah Center merchandise like — "empowered" stones, soul-cleansing water, those $26 red strings, and zohar books. Bring your wallet. Be like Madonna.

Madonna Kabbalah - the red string

The thread that ties Madonna to her celebrity friends is a scrap of yarn, scratchy to the touch, frayed at either end and knotted seven times.
The $26 Red String bracelet — said to deflect "envious stares and looks of ill will" — is perhaps the most visible symbol of Kabbalah, the spiritual movement rooted in Jewish mysticism that's weaving through Hollywood in a way not seen since Scientology attracted converts and controversy a decade ago.