Anger Wrath
When tragedy strikes, when people suffer and die, Judaism tells us that we must say a blessing. We bless Hashem for being a true judge. We affirm, the perfect justice of Hashem, no matter what. We affirm it whether we understand why or whether it is impossible for us to understand why.
The Torah teaches that when tradegy strikes, when evil befalls us, the cause is that we have strayed from living in accordance with the principles of Torah. When we do, we move away from Hashem. Measure for measure, Hashem moves away from us -- not necessarily immediately, but in suitable time, when we have used up our merits.
It is not surprising therefore, that in tables having key words associated with tragedy and evil that has befallen us, we find an ELS phrase for Anger and Wrath. There are a few different expressions in Torah and in Tanach associated with anger and wrath. Here we explore only a few:
| Anger and Fury | אף וחמה |
| The Anger, The Fury | האף, החמה |
| In his Anger and in his Wrath | באפו, ובחמתו |
| Wrath of Anger | חמת אף |
A discussion of some of the verses in Tanach that use some of these expressions can be found here.
We find one or more of these ELS phrases in tables associated with
