(ויגש אליו יהודה (מד:יח
The primary division in Klal Yisrael is the split between Yosef (who leads the aseres ha’shevatim) and Yehudah. When these two powers were squaring off, as described in the beginning of the parsha, it was like a world war. The whole briah was probably shaking. The first 130 years of Yaakov Avinu’s life were replete with tzaros. Maaseh avos siman la’banim. Those years represent the time period of Olam Ha’Zeh. The last seventeen years of Yaakov Avinu’s life represent Acharis Ha’Yamim. That is clear from Chazal and Rishonim. That is why it was specifically Yehudah that Yaakov Avinu sent ahead to Goshen on his way down to Mitzrayim. Because this was the point of full reconciliation between Yehudah and Yosef, which symbolizes the complete achdus that will reign in Klal Yisrael at the End of Days. This fits perfectly with the Medrash that Rashi quotes that it was to establish a Beis Medrash that Yaakov sent Yehudah ahead of him. Because in Acharis Ha’Yamim it will be u’malah kol ha’aretz deaih es Hashem, the whole world will be saturated with knowledge of Hashem. (Audio recording available here) — The Medrash says that when the brothers saw Yehudah and Yosef locked in conflict, they said that
“these are two kings and it is no business of ours to get involved (Medrash Rabbah 93:2).” From this we see that any time there is a machlokes between Gedolei Torah, our approach must be,
“These are two kings and we have no business meddling in.” We should not say bad things or even think negatively about one Gadol or the other. We should just completely have no involvement in the machlokes whatsoever. (From Reb Noam Rosen) ——————
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