ליל ט"ו בשבט, תשל"ט

1. Tu BeShevat (the 15th day of the Jewish month of Shvat) marks “the New Year of the Trees.” Although the day’s importance was originally connected with the Land of Israel (and with offerings in the Bais HaMikdash), we still celebrate the holiday in our ...

The purpose of exile has been explained with a parable: G-d hides from us, like a father hides from his son - in order to evoke the son's deepest desire to find his father and be close to him again.