Still Running Off at the Keyboard

Madonna likes to think of herself as being on the cutting edge, so she probably thinks a song called "Isaac" on her new album, about the founder of Kabalah, is just the ticket.

But Isaac Luria (1534-72), a messianic figure, was already the subject of a clever "X Files" episode from 1997 called "Kaddish."

Madonna used to sing her sensational lyrics while gyrating around in rubber. But she’s a religious woman now.

This new song, from "Confessions on a Dance Floor," is a paean to Luria. The 16th century religious leader is suddenly hip, I guess.

Of course, the old Madonna – the one with a sense of humor— could have covered “When Messiah Comes,” the witty Sheldon Harnick song cut from “Fiddler on the Roof.”

“Isaac” (I guess we should be glad it’s not called “Ike”) also includes a spoken word interlude from a member of the London Kabalah Center named Yitzhak Sinwani.

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