Kabbalah - a person, a town or a bowl of soup?

Okay. What's up with the Kabbalah bling these days? You know. The red string people keep on wearing. I remember some funny dialogue from Will and Grace (which is probably one of the best series I have been watching obsessively).

GRACE: Your words wash over me. You see, Kabbalah has taught me there is no room for negativity in life. And I believe him.
WILL: Kabbalah is not a person.
GRACE: Then how did he write a book?
KAREN: Didn't anyone ever tell you two that stealing is a sin? Yeah, a little something I learned in a town called Kabbalah.
[KAREN HOLDS UP HER LEFT HAND. THERE IS A RED RIBBON TIED AROUND HER WRIST.]
WILL: It's not a town!
KAREN: Then how did it write a book?
[KAREN AND GRACE TAP THEIR KABBALAH WRISTS TOGETHER.]
WILL: I can't imagine anyone having less understanding of this religion.

Other dialogue. Blah-blah-blah, then a perfect ending.


KAREN: Wow, she's really upset.
JACK: You know what she needs? A nice warm bowl of Kabbalah.
WILL: It's not a... [SIGHS] I'll boil the water.


I just love them. :D