[Avodah] Praying to angels

[Danny Schoemann]

The 2nd Perek of Chagiga describes in some detail the spiritual
landscape from earth to the One Above.

The fact is that there are angels (or whatever you want to call these
spiritual entities) that are making things happen "up there".

While we believe that Hashem is everywhere, we also say our tefillos
go "up" to be heard. For a whisper or thought to go anywhere it needs
intermediaries if it's to go anywhere.

Vaguely parallel to talking on the phone; I'm talking directly to you,
yet there are thousands of pieces of "machinery" helping my voice
along.

Maybe a better parallel would be from the olden days you'd ask an
operator to connect you; Machnisei Rachamim... maybe we're simply
asking the spiritual operators to be so kind as to create the
"connection" to the One Above.

- Danny, not really understanding what he's talking about.