AviK, you’re not seriously thinking (are you?) that suggesting someone move OOT to find an affordable house or a welcoming community is creating “new galuyot”.
Maybe according to Webster’s we Jews are in exile if we’re not in E”Y. Galus, as opposed to exile, is the sad state of hester panim we all find ourselves in right now whether we’re in Brooklyn or Beitar or Brussels or out at the Int’l Space Station.
I’m not comfortable discussing the Meshech Chachma because while I find his writings very beautiful I can’t pretend to have any solid grasp or understanding of his deep thoughts. I would like to say that the reform jews in Germany in the late 1800’s & early 1900’s when he lived, advocated replacing Yerushalayim in the siddur with Berlin. I don’t know whether they actually did so (though I do know they made many changes to our Tefillos). It’s clear that they are the ones he was referring to. They were in no shape or form like frum Yidden today in the US, EU, GB who face Mizrach 3 times a day, and beg Ve’le’Yirushalayim Ircha Be’Rachamim tashuv, and say Ani Ma’amin with a bren.
There are challenges today raising children in Chu”l and in E”Y as well.
Ve’ha’ikar she’nechavein libeinu el Avinu She’Ba’Shamayim.
