Hello Everyone,
ט”ו בשבט is an interesting phenomenon as Jewish holidays go. It is celebrated (particularly in Israel) as a joyous day both by the Kabbalists and the more secular population. What makes this remarkable is that from the Talmud ט”ו בשבט is significant only as a sort of “deadline day” for the tithing of fruits. In Shulchan Aruch it is listed with other days in which the somewhat mournful Tachanun prayer is not said.
So in the coming three sessions we will discuss Tu b’Shvat and how it escaped obscurity.