Fumo Puts Trust In Ancient Way Of Studying Jewish Texts / Annoying Fad Among Celebrities Two Or So Years Ago

Dan Gross reports today that Vince Fumo isn’t just putting all his trust in lawyer-to-the-rich and indicted / Queensbury rules boxer Richard Sprague.

While meeting with Angie Everhart — duh — Vince Fumo was spotted wearing a Kabbalah bracelet. Kabbalah, if you didn’t know, is an ancient Jewish mystic tradition that’s popular with Madonna for some reason.

The bracelet was a gift from Rabbi Solomon Isaacson, of Congregation Beth Solomon in the Northeast. The rabbi gave Fumo the bracelet on Feb. 6 in Harrisburg just before Fumo delivered a speech denouncing federal prosecutors who leveled a 139-count indictment at him the next day. The bracelet is meant to ward off evil, says Isaacson, who has also given one to Mayor Street.

Fumo’s spokesman, Gary Tuma, said Friday that the senator “hopes it brings him good luck.”

With Vince Fumo now wearing a Kabbalah bracelet, it’s only time before he attempts to include other celebrity trends in his defense. I’ll be looking soon for Skylar Fumo, adopted directly from a poor family in Malawi.

Dan Gross | Fumo’s good-luck charm [Daily News]