Good character traits – especially those expressed in accepting those who are different and understanding their pain and feelings – are a prerequisite for receiving the Torah.

You must assist him even at the expense of helping a righteous person who also needs aid – so that you may overcome the ...

Fascinatingly, and not as well known is the opening of this week’s Parshah, where the Torah states [Shemot 13’ 19’]: “And Moses took with him the bones of Joseph, who had exacted an oath ...