Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Javier Milei, Argentina’s president-elect, visits revered rabbi’s grave during NYC trip
Argentina's new president Monday visited the Queens grave of one of the most revered rabbis in modern history, paying his respects as he met with Jewish leaders in the Big Apple.
Javier Milei — a firebrand libertarian and outspoken admirer of Israel who has been fostering a close relationship with New York's Hasidic community since well before his Oct. 22 election victory — stopped at the Ohel, the gravesite of the Chabad Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
Donning a yarmulke and flanked by Hasidic community leaders, Milei, who is Catholic, somberly toured the rebbe's final resting place, where he shared an embrace with others in his group.
Milei — who has openly bashed Pope Francis and mused about converting to Judaism — used the graveside visit to thank God for his election win, according to the Buenos Aires Herald.
The eccentric Argentinian leader is then headed to Washington, DC, to huddle with Biden administration officials over the South American country's economic issues.
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