Parashat Emor: Restraining the Anger
In this week's portion, Parashat Emor, we learn about controlling an important character trait- anger. The son of Shelomith, daughter of Dibri, who, in a fit of emotional turmoil and a struggle within the camp, lost control of himself and blasphemed the Name of G-d. Blasphemy is one of the fundamental Seven Noahide Laws. However, the blasphemer did not commit any physical act, he expressed a curse only by speech, so why was he punished severely for a transgression that does not involve physical deed?
The story of the blasphemer teaches us a critical lesson about the human psyche: Anger is a destructive trait. The Sages of the Talmud warned against it. "Whoever falls into anger is as if they have worshipped idols" Why? Because at the moment of anger, a person forgets that there is a Creator to the world. When someone harms us,…
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