Angels

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[edit] Introduction

Over the past number of years, this has become a popular topic in new age books. What is the Jewish approach? This may help us understand many aspects of the siddur. For example:

-- When we repeat that the angels are blessing God as "holy, holy, holy."
-- When we speak about the angels during "Shalom Aleichem" on Friday night at home.

Clearly, from a non-supernatural point of view, the concept of angels must be taken poetically. If God is read as "the power within us to do good and change the world," then who (or what) is echoing this affirmation in 'holy, holy, holy?"

One way to spin this might be that the non-supernatural angels (like the concept of God itself) are the rest of humanity, who reinforce the power within the individual to do good (in a world that does not always overtly or immediately reward such deeds).

Or perhaps it is a way of focusing our thoughts from distractions on other topics to the main matter at hand. Such as: "stop thinking about work, this is a time to reflect on your responsibility in the world and in case you forgot, "holy holy holy" - got the message already?"

The angels who then sing "peace to you" when you arrive home from synagogue for the Friday night meal serve to focus us and/or connect us to all others - Jews and non-Jews - who strive for peace.

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