[2] This anger caused Moses to forget the word of God, curse the Israelites, and ultimately bring death on himself.
[citation needed] Restraining oneself from anger is seen as noble and desirable, as Ethics of the Fathers states: "Ben Zoma said: Who is strong?
He who subdues his evil inclination, as it is stated, 'He who is slow to anger is better than a strong man, and he who masters his passions is better than one who conquers a city' (Proverbs 16:32).
[10][11] The Rabbi Yisroel Baal Shem Tov, founder of Hasidism, taught that anger may be dispelled by the emphasis on love for God and joy in performing the commandments.
[16] In a teaching attributed to Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, when anger is a mode of life or when expressed in an unjustified manner, is prohibited by Judaism.