#ANGELS DON T SLEEP HERE MOVIE#

Or one can have only one, who may or may not be of biblical or Rabbinic origin. One can have several guardian angels, as in the bedtime prayer that asks for God’s presence, along with the archangels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel. By Talmudic times, this blessing became the last piece of the Sh’ma recited before going to bed. Rather, it appears that the angel to whom Jacob turns is his own guardian angel. However, unlike the episode in which Jacob wrestles with an angel, Jacob does not here identify the angel as God. Gunther Plaut maintains that the angel to whom Jacob cries out “may well be a poetic substitute for God,” (ibid., The Torah: A Modern Commentary, rev. He says to the angel: “Through them let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac be recalled, and let them greatly multiply within the land” (Genesis 48:16). 308), such belief wasn’t part of any Jewish traditions that, as a child, I either learned or inherited.Īnd then I read Parashat Vayechi, in which after Jacob blesses Joseph he turns to “the angel who has rescued me from all harm” to bless Joseph’s sons, Ephraim and Manasseh.

Gunther Plaut, ed., The Torah: A Modern Commentary, rev. While Jewish tradition did in fact develop the belief “that each person has a protecting angel, even as the people Israel had theirs in the wilderness” (W. But other than the biblical story of Jacob wrestling with the angel (Genesis 32:25-30), a figure whom Jacob recognizes to be God, I didn’t know of Jewish texts that describe angels as engaging us in conversation, individual struggle, or prayer. I knew of angels from Christmas movies and from the New Testament, when the angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she is about to have a child. The theology that I was taught by my rational, childhood rabbi did not include angels, much less the reality of a supernatural God. I don’t think that I confessed this belief to anyone. Although such belief wasn’t part of my religious school education or something that my parents or grandparents taught me, since I was a child I’ve thought that I, like everyone else, had someone watching over me, offering guidance and protection. Certainly the second half wasn't.For as long as I can remember, I have believed in guardian angels. This probably wasn't anywhere close to being a classic, but it wasn't garbage either. For the type of movie, this was not excessively violent, though violence was a part of it.

#ANGELS DON T SLEEP HERE MOVIE#

By the end things were very confusing, so it would be hard to call this movie predictable. But a major development halfway through gave it a new energy, and the second half was not only exciting but sometimes chilling, helped by very weird music and sound effects that included heartbeats. At first there didn't seem to be much to this movie, and flashbacks to Michael's earlier life (including scenes with his brother Jesse) were frequent and annoying. Meanwhile, someone is watching Michael's apartment and taking pictures of him. The mayor will do anything-short of hurting his daughter-to guarantee his re-election.

She doesn't get along with her father, mainly because of his morals, and she tells Michael her mother was given six months to live two years ago. Porter (we're told he is mayor of 'this city' and shown that it is a large city, but never told what city). His former girlfriend Kate is the daughter of corrupt mayor Harry S.

The twin brother of pathologist Michael Daniels has been missing for ten years, but Michael will not give up the search.

Angels don t sleep here