Madonna converts new daughter to Kabbalah

October 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Madonna has dismissed recent marriage reports, insisting she will never get hitched again. "I think I'd rather get run over by a train," she said on the Late Show With David Letterman Wednesday when asked her if she'd ever tie the knot again.

September 5th, 2009 MADONNA celebrated the Jewish Sabbath on Friday (04Sep09) by joining Israeli Prime Minister BENJAMIN NETANYAHU and his family for a lighting and blessing ceremony. The pop star, who is in the Middle East following concerts in Israel, joined the nation's leader for the traditional Friday evening ritual.

August 21st, 2009 LONDON - Pop diva Madonna refused to wear jewellery that her model boyfriend Jesus Luz bought for her birthday. Jesus, 22, gave the singer a set of South American good-luck bracelets made of thin ribbons that are said to grant the wearer three wishes when they break.

August 1st, 2009 LONDON - Madonna has credited her conversion to Jewish mysticism Kabbalah for inspiring her to adopt African children. The Queen of Pop made the revelation as she penned a one-off special piece on her religious beliefs for Israeli publication Yediot Ahronot, reports The Telegraph.

July 31st, 2009 NEW YORK - Pop diva Madonna, who turned guest writer for Israel's Yediot Ahronot newspaper, has in her article revealed her spiritual awakening upon discovering Jewish mysticism called Kabbalah. Bearing the "Music" hitmaker's byline, the story describes her awakening after which, she says "all the puzzle pieces started falling into place", reports The New York Times.

July 12th, 2009 LONDON - Queen of Pop Madonna is said to be holding daily Kabbalah sessions with her kids. Madge, 50, asks her children how they have been behaving, and then weighs up all the evidence before dishing out her own form of "judgements".

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Madonna attended a Kabbalah meeting with her newly-adopted daughter Mercy James. The singer held three-year-old Mercys hand as they dashed through busy London streets.

July 6th, 2009 LONDON - Madonna appeared to be a "regular mum" when she was seen dashing for a Kabbalah meeting with her newly adopted daughter Mercy. The Queen of Pop was spotted towing the three-year-old's hand, as they hurried their way into London's West End streets.

June 29th, 2009 LONDON - Madonna's adopted daughter Mercy's grandmother claims that the little girl was to be returned to her family from the orphanage she was living in. Lucy Chekechiwa, the maternal grandmother of the Malawian child, claims that the family never agreed to put the four-year-old up for adoption on a permanent basis.

June 28th, 2009 LONDON - Madonna's adopted daughter Mercy's grandmother claims that the little girl was to be returned to her family from the orphanage she was living in. Lucy Chekechiwa, the maternal grandmother of the Malawian child, claims that the family never agreed to put the four-year-old up for adoption on a permanent basis.

June 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Madonna is reportedly planning a holiday trip to Jerusalem to introduce her newly adopted daughter Mercy James to the Jewish mysticism Kabbalah. The singer is allegedly looking to show the Wailing Wall to adopted son David Banda and his new sister on the latter's first holiday.

June 21st, 2009 LONDON - Madonna's new adopted daughter Mercy was reportedly flown 6,000 miles from Malawi to meet her new family in London and taken straight to a Kabbalah meeting. The three-year-old was allegedly whisked to the Kabbalah centre for her first lesson in the controversial Jewish mysticism within hours of arriving.

May 14th, 2009 LONDON - Pop diva Madonna, 50, and her 22-year-old beau Jesus Luz are getting married, the groom-to-be's father says. The Brazilian model's father Luis Heitor Pinto da Luz has revealed the couple are planning a Kabbalah ceremony to have their union recognised by the Jewish faith followed by the singer, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

May 10th, 2009 LONDON - Queen of Pop Madonna and lover Jesus Luz are reportedly planning a "commitment ceremony" in front of a rabbi at the Kabbalah Centre in Manhattan. According to pals, the 50-year-old and Luz decided they wanted to take a new step in their relationship after her bid to adopt a Malawi orphan failed.

May 10th, 2009 LONDON - Pop diva Madonna and her 22-year-old boyfriend Jesus Luz are reportedly planning a 'commitment ceremony' in New York. The queen of pop and the Brazilian model have decided to take their relationship to a new level after the singer's recent bid to adopt a Malawi orphan failed, reports themirror.co.uk.