Do Jews believe in angels

Answer 1

The Torah -- the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (which Christians call the "Old Testament") -- occasionally refers to angels, the heavenly host, etc. These are believed to be holdovers from a pre-Abrahamic faith or intrusions from other religious traditions to which the ancient Hebrews were exposed.

Belief in these sorts of beings persists in folklore.

Answer 2

Although individual Jews many not believe in the existence of angels, there is no Jewish teaching that there aren't any. The Jewish concept of angels is that they're task specific creations of HaShem without freewill.

Answer 3

Jewish answer:According to Judaism, angels are spiritual beings created by God to serve Him. They are mentioned in Isaiah ch.6, Ezekiel ch.1, and in many other passages. Tradition tells us that the angels were created on the second day of creation. Some angels exist long-term (Gabriel, etc.); others have a short-term existence. Some praise God and do nothing else, others are sent on various missions, and some serve in the Heavenly court. Tradition names ten kinds of angels, including mal'achim, seraphim, keruvim, ophanim, galgalim, chayot, ishim, and er'elim (Maimonides, Yesodei Hatorah 2:7). When sent to this world, angels sometimes remain invisible, and sometimes take on human form. In their non-human form, most people are not allowed to see them (which is one reason why Lot was told not to look while Sodom was being destroyed (Genesis ch.19). In principle, angels may sometimes have a limited free-will, but they rarely use it; which is why we generally say that they have no free-will.

It may be noted that Judaism doesn't have a concept of an angelic rebellion.

Answer 4

Yes, we believe in the existence of angels.

Answer 5

Yes. The source for our information about the angels is the Tanakh (Jewish Bible).

Answer 6

Yes.