Madonna: I'm an 'ambassador for Judaism'
Madonna toasted the Jewish new year with Israeli President Shimon Peres and declared herself an "ambassador for Judaism,"
The singer, who is not Jewish, arrived in Israel Wednesday on the eve of Jewish new year to attend a conference on Kabbalah or Jewish mysticism.
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.
Madonna toasted the Jewish new year with Israeli President Shimon Peres and declared herself an "ambassador for Judaism,"
The singer, who is not Jewish, arrived in Israel Wednesday on the eve of Jewish new year to attend a conference on Kabbalah or Jewish mysticism.
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.
