Page 602 - BERESHIT

Yosef had a ‘magic’ cup, which he used to name each one of the brothers.
He had this cup hidden in the sack of Binyamin. What is its significance?

The circle is a common feature of nature. Even the spiritual world was
created in spheres. The circle represents unity, as the points on the
circumference of a circle face in the same direction and are equally distant
from the center. Hashem’s Providence watches over all creatures equally.
This shows us how the basis of our existence rests on unity.

Yosef’s round cup symbolized the unity he so desired. Despite the
brother’s evil intentions, Yosef accepted his exile in Egypt as part of
Hashem’s plan in preserving Am Yisrael.

The word can be split into two, and . The letters represent

the word (round) and the letters the twelve Shevatim. Only by

becoming one united family could they face the future. Yehudah also

recognized and acknowledged the need for unity when he said

(referring to the twelve Shevatim). Even the that Yosef sent home

hint at the brothers turning ‘full circle’ in their attitude towards Yosef.

The Shevatim were born from four Matriarchs in order to bring out the
middah of unity. Despite their different backgrounds, they still lived in