Javier Milei defended Judeo-Christian values at the Tribute to the Rebbe of Lubavitch

President Javier Milei led the Tribute to the Rebbe of Lubavitch on Monday night at the Palacio Libertad, as part of the commemoration of the anniversary of the passing of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, one of the most influential spiritual figures in contemporary Judaism.

The presence of the president once again marks his strong bond with the Jewish community and his international alignment with Israel, amid a regional scenario marked by the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East and the defense of Western values.

At the beginning of his speech, Milei announced that he would share with those present a fragment from the epilogue of his new book, which was inspired precisely by an event like the one taking place this Monday at the Palacio Libertad. The President recounted that, while progressing in the writing of Morality as State Policy, various teachings began to emerge related to his conversations with his personal rabbi.

In that vein, he asserted that “if one embraces Judeo-Christian values, their spiritual life resonates in harmony with their material life,” and proposed that “it is not an intuition or a metaphor,” but “a law as rigorous as any economic law.”

During the conference, Milei reviewed and provided a rationale for the compatibility between the Ten Commandments and capitalism, which he even presented as founding principles of a free, responsible, and value-creating society. From that perspective, the President linked the Judeo-Christian tradition with the defense of property, work, and individual responsibility.

To conclude his presentation, Milei once again questioned the culture of state dependency and stated that “for years, the idea was established that it was possible to live on subsidies without generating any wealth”. He then emphasized that, “fortunately, Argentines have awakened and understood that real prosperity requires effort, responsibility, production, and value creation”.