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 KabbalaOnline.org Tetzaveh 5783 The Holy Zohar Insights on the Torah Reading Please Note : The bold text is the direct translation of the classic text source. The regular text is the explanation of the editor/translator   Anger is D-anger-ous The Zohar From the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai; translation and commentary by Shmuel-Simcha Treister, based on Metok MiDevash Rebbe Yehuda , analyzing the sacrificial offerings mentioned in this week's Torah portion, compares their purity with the consequences of anger. The connection is that a person who is angry is sacrificing his senses to the blood of his passions. This is a form of idol-worship. When the Holy One Blessed be He created Man, He made him in the form of the spiritual world. He breathed into him a holy soul made of three parts. The Hebrew word for "soul" is neshama ; the word for "breath" is " nesheema ". This explains why breathing exercises effec