[Jeanette X]

As far as I am aware, the Kaballah is fairly well respected by Jews, and although it fell out of favor during the Haskalah (Enlightenment) during the 1770s-1880s, it was still practiced by the Orthodox. While it was respected, it was generally considered to the domain of a few really dedicated scholars, until this recent resurgence. Though I admit that I myself am curious about it, and that I think it is good that interest in it has emerged, I am very pissed about celeberties making it look stupid.