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Anger is a negative trait (midah ra'ah) rooted in the red bile [marah adumah], which descends from the kelipah opposite the gevuros called "shor."
'''Anger''' is a negative trait (midah ra'ah) rooted in the red bile [marah adumah], which descends from the kelipah opposite the gevuros called "shor."


In Tanya, it is explained that this trait stems from the element of fire in the nefesh habehamis. Just as fire constantly strives to rise upward, anger emerges when a person feels their honor has been injured and similarly desires to rise up like fire.
In Tanya, it is explained that this trait stems from the element of fire in the nefesh habehamis. Just as fire constantly strives to rise upward, anger emerges when a person feels their honor has been injured and similarly desires to rise up like fire.
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== For Further Reading ==
== For Further Reading ==
Emunah Departed From Him, in the 'Chayei Rebbi' section of Kfar Chabad weekly 1899, page 52
Emunah Departed From Him, in the 'Chayei Rebbi' section of Kfar Chabad weekly 1899, page 52
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