The tomb’s condition was just as I’d expected: burnt, broken, and abandoned – truly a depressing sight. I found just enough space to place my candle among the other candles on top of the burial site – a concrete slab – inside the tomb.
One of the key morals in the story of Joseph’s life is that of unity between brothers. After Joseph’s brothers turned on him and sent him off to an uncertain fate, it became their destiny to suffer and struggle.
Only after the brothers reunited and saw the error of their ways did the Nation of Israel have a chance of surviving and even prospering. It is this strength in unity that we, the modern Nation of Israel, must always hold dear.
If we do not stand together as a united people, someday we might, once again, find the Kotel in the condition of Kever Yosef.