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Article: Controlling ones anger
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- Jerusalem Post
- Article date:
- April 12, 2002
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Headline: Controlling ones anger
Byline: Berel Wein
Edition; International
Section: Features
Page: 39
Friday, April 12, 2002 -- Maimonidies in his great works of Jewish
thought advocated that people should follow the golden mean. One should
in all of one's character traits follow balance and avoid extremism.
One should not be overly miserly with money nor should one squander
and spend it uninhibitedly. Speech should be careful and measured,
eating habits should be sensible, cleanliness is necessary but it
should not be obsessive.
In the entire gamut of human behavior, Judaism advocates normalcy,
balance and the avoidance of extremes. However, he postulated that
there ...