The elected president of Argentina, Javier Milei, visited this Monday the tomb of Rabbi Yosef Schneerson at the Montefiore Jewish Cemetery in New York, and left a message.
The president, who refused to give statements, had previously communicated that It was a personal visit and that it was due to his gratitude for the victory he had a week ago in his country’s presidential election.
He arrived at the site in a black vehicle and escorted by others from the US secret service, the Efe news agency reported. He carried a book full of notes in his hand and had a black kippah on his head.
At least twenty people were attracted by Javier Milei, who He must assume the Presidency of his country on December 10, and waited for him at the door of the Ohel, the mausoleum where the remains of Yosef Schneerson and his son-in-law Menachem Schneerson rest.
Accompanied by the rabbis in charge of the cemetery, the politician entered the Ohel and stood in front of a square space. There, Schneerson’s followers They venerate his memory and leave messages with requests or thanks, indicated Efe.
The elected president of Argentina stood for several minutes while apparently reading some pages from his notebook, an act that did not last an hour.
Matti Selidson, spokesperson for Ohel, told the Efe news agency that Javier Milei left a message and also lit a candle in memory of the rabbi.
Before embarking to New York, the leader of the far-right group La Libertad Avanza told the press that his visit was to give thanks after “the Creator put him in this place of maximum responsibility,” in which he hopes to rise to the occasion.
Javier Milei visited Ohel in July before the primary elections in Argentina to ask Schneerson for “wisdom to distinguish good from evil, courage to choose good, and temperance to accept the will of the Creator.”
The elected president has recognized himself as Catholic, but also He has expressed interest in converting to Judaism. He receives instruction in the Jewish sacred books and on Saturday he attended a Jewish ceremony in the city of Buenos Aires, where a rabbi blessed him.
He is now scheduled to travel to Washington, where he will hold several meetings, one of them with Jake Sullivan, main foreign advisor to the Joe Biden government. John Kirby, one of the White House spokespersons, said in a press conference that the president-elect could meet with other members of the National Security Council.
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2023-11-27 21:44:05
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