Israel and the Diaspora - A more positive side

Hi,

"Isaiah 27:6 says, 'Israel will bloom and flower.' Rav Yosef taught: These are the scholars of Babylon, who produce blooms and flowers for Torah."

(Talmud, Shabbat 145b)

[Note: Rav Yosef was in Israel.]

Have a great day,
Mordechai