Javier Milei Captured the Meaning of the Western Wall

Last month, Argentina’s President Javier Milei made an official visit to the Jewish state, where he announced that he intends to move his country’s embassy to Jerusalem. Milei, an unabashed philo-Semite who has spoken about possibly converting to Judaism, also made a stop at the Western Wall, where he was moved to tears. The visit prompted Meir Soloveichik to reflect on King Solomon’s prayer at the inauguration of the First Temple, in which he asked God to answer the prayers of the “Gentile that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake, when he shall come and pray toward this house.”