Vayigash
The Children of Jacob: An Eternal Cycle
From the Haftorah Series

The division of the Jewish people into two kingdoms harkens back to the rift between Joseph and his brothers. Their reunion in Parshas Vayigash is therefore a hint to the future ingathering of the exiles when the ten lost tribes will return to the Jewish people. Rabbi Wein touches on many aspects of the long, bitter exile and explains how Ezekiel’s prophecy about two wooden tablets relates the ultimate unity of the Jewish people.