60 thousand people showed up Tuesday at pop singer Madonna's first performance in Israel. Rabbi Uzi Binenfeld of Orot Etzion Midrasha at Givat Washington College told Arutz Sheva's Hebrew service that the phenomenon is a dangerous one.
"There is something here which is connected to addiction,” he explained. “It is true that the public consumes entertainment, but beyond the basic need to hear music and gather socially, this phenomenon of attending mass music shows is gaining ground in our [religious] public as well and this is a negative thing. This adulation is actually an escape from reality, it is a psychological way to get more than what you have, something more exciting. Everyone stands together and connects to a moment that is a very intense experience. We should be very wary of this because after the peak there is also a big fall and this is not the true way to live.”
"There is something here which is connected to addiction,” he explained. “It is true that the public consumes entertainment, but beyond the basic need to hear music and gather socially, this phenomenon of attending mass music shows is gaining ground in our [religious] public as well and this is a negative thing. This adulation is actually an escape from reality, it is a psychological way to get more than what you have, something more exciting. Everyone stands together and connects to a moment that is a very intense experience. We should be very wary of this because after the peak there is also a big fall and this is not the true way to live.”
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