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When the two bothers met, the Parsha says that Yosef and Binyomin fell on each others necks and cried. Why<br />
were they crying<br />
Each one cried for the destruction of the Mikdash that would be in the other’s portion of land. Yosef cried over<br />
the destruction of the two Batei Mikdash that would be in Yerushalyim, in Binyamin’s portion. Binyamin cried<br />
over the destruction of Mishkan Shilo that would be in Yosef’s portion of land.<br />
The Mishkan and the Batei Mikdash are general - for all the Yidden. We also have personal Batei Mikdash. That<br />
is the Beis Hamikdash that is built in the heart of each Jew, which Chaliah he can destroy. The Beis Hamikdash<br />
is a place for the Shechina of Hashem to rest. It rests in both the main, communal Mikdash and in our personal<br />
Mikdash. A Yid who keeps Mitzvos and acts according to the Torah, causes the Shechina to rest inside himself,<br />
and that is how he builds his personal Mikdash. When a Yid, Chas V’Sholom, does the opposite of that, he causes<br />
the Shechina to leave, thereby destroying his personal Mikdash.<br />
The destruction of the Beis Hamikdash is something very, very sad. Sad enough to cause Yosef and Binyamin to<br />
cry on each others shoulders before it even happened. Similarly, if we see our personal Mikdash being destroyed,<br />
that is something very sad and should cause us to cry.<br />
Why did both Yosef and Binyamin cry for the destruction that would be in the other person’s portion Why did<br />
they not cry for their personal destruction We too must cry when we see another Yid’s personal Mikdash being<br />
destroyed. Why
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