ohnotheydidnt: Zac Efron & Lauren Conrad Into Kabbalah?

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ohnotheydidnt,
@ 2007-08-20 16:24:00

Zac Efron & Lauren Conrad Into Kabbalah?

I have been deeply pondering about the significance of the red string bracelet that High School Musical's Zac Efron and The Hills' Lauren Conrad have been sporting lately. Zac and Lauren’s strings each have a charm of a hand on them called a 'hamsa'. Rabbi Shmuley Boteach of TLC’s Shalom in the Home explains:

"It’s a kabbalistic symbol. Wearing it is meant to bring down God’s mercy and kindness.”

The crimson-colored bracelets look very similar to the red Kabbalah string Madonna and Britney Spears made famous a few years ago. Nicole Richie has also been spotted sporting the red bracelet. However Zac, 19, (who’s girlfriend, Vanessa Hudgens, 18 also wears one) tells Us Weekly his bracelet:

"Is not a Kabbalah string. There’s no religious meaning to it.”

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	ecctv 2007-08-20 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	red strings are so old meme (Reply to this)

	grapeafro 2007-08-20 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	maybe it's zac's Ana String (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	deecaffeinated 2007-08-20 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	iawtc (Reply to this) (Parent)

	aurosan 2007-08-20 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	im not even going 2 bother in this one (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	kindafunnysad 2007-08-20 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	good idea (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	bluekoala 2007-08-20 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	zac, nooooooo (Reply to this)

	lab_partner 2007-08-20 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	Sweet shades, Zefron. Also - you can't see them in this pic, but, WHY DOES HE WEAR THE SAME LIGHT GREY PANTS EVERY OTHER DAY? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	pontikis 2007-08-21 03:47 am UTC (link)
	HA! Great icon! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	addict___ 2007-08-20 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	then why would you wanna wear a dumb red string...? (Reply to this)

	anewcliche 2007-08-20 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	I swear to god, if those strings weren't cool looking no celebs would even know what Kabbalah was about. (Reply to this)

	barelythere6 2007-08-20 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	i thought the red bracelet meant anorexia? (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	bejeal0us 2007-08-20 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	means everything you want IJAF (Reply to this) (Parent)

	bejeal0us 2007-08-20 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	Gayfron has great sunglasses i've to admit (Reply to this)

	mixman001 2007-08-20 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	FUCK THIS SHIT THEY ARE ANA BRACELETS. GTFO WITH THAT KABBALAH SHIT (Reply to this)

	evil_heiress 2007-08-20 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah really, my friend had one in highschool like that hahaha. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	illusivevenstar 2007-08-20 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	just because someone wears a red bracelet, doesnt mean its for kabbalah. they dont own red bracelets. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	classicawesome 2007-08-21 01:19 am UTC (link)
	His seems like a friendship bracelet, or something to me. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	kyoto19 2007-08-20 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	pro-ana bb's (Reply to this) (Thread)

	evil_heiress 2007-08-20 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	I hate all of these cults. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	annainnycalps 2007-08-21 12:37 am UTC (link)
	kabbalah in essence isn't a cult. true kabbalah isn't...maybe the madonna/britney kabbalah.... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	meow_imma_kitty 2007-08-20 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	maybe he is just cheap and told vanessa that he got matching pieces of red thread to tie on their wrists as a symbol of their ~love~ (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	10yroldwhizkid 2007-08-20 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	One time my ex-boyfriend tied a piece of hemp to my wrist and said it was a symbol of our relationship. I ended up burning it. So I can believe this theory. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	rinoakes 2007-08-20 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	All I know is that if you go to the Western Wall in Jerusalem and give money to the poor, they'll give you a red bracelet. You can also buy one at Rachel's tomb...but they're not part of some cult or something. It's just a holy thing, but I forget what it means. (Reply to this)

	freyja24 2007-08-20 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	It's the new "It" bracelet. They sell them at Kitson. For $20-30. The end. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	arcadianzero 2007-08-21 12:19 am UTC (link)
	20 bucks for a stupid piece of string? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	10yroldwhizkid 2007-08-20 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	I always have a hair tie on my wrist because I need to tie my hair up sometimes. One time someone asked if it was a Kabbalah thing and I was bewildered. Now it turns out I could've been unknowingly endorsing anorexia? Damn. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	_____chiller 2007-08-21 01:36 am UTC (link)
	Ahah, that is insane. I ALWAYS have a hairband around my wirst too. I've never had anybody ask me that before though. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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	deseti_prsten 2007-08-20 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	I read that as Zac, 19 .... tells us weekly his bracelet: "Is not a Kabbalah string..." Because that's what it seems like. And now my hate for Madonna is back. (Reply to this)

	educate_sedate 2007-08-20 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	all these celebrities wouldn't know kaballah if it bit them in the ass (Reply to this)

	anglophiled 2007-08-20 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	I work at a camp and this Jewish kid wears a red string bracelet but it's not an official Kabbalah bracelet... it's just... a Jewish thing I guess (for lack of a better explanation). (Reply to this) (Thread)

	rinoakes 2007-08-20 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	it is, you can get them anywhere in israel. it's something to do with rachel. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	uptownsinclair 2007-08-20 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	I love how they ask the "Shalom in the Home" guy. Hey, you're Jewish, right? What gives with the bracelets? I'm asking you since you're on television, because that means you probably know "LC" and the Efron boy. Intimately. (Reply to this)

	lisa7773 2007-08-20 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	You get those bracelets after hanging out with Jay in the ravine. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	inkslut1101 2007-08-20 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	haha definitely the best comment on this post (Reply to this) (Parent)

	inkslut1101 2007-08-20 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	what? it's just fun to wear string on your wrist? where have I been? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	thruyourveins 2007-08-21 12:28 am UTC (link)
	remember in school, the ~friendship bracelets~. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	xliveandletdiex 2007-08-20 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	I love hamsas. (Reply to this)