In 1861, Rabbi Morris Raphall of New York attempted to save the Union by declaring from his pulpit that slavery was the will of God, as per the Torah’s story of the curse of Ham. Some rabbis and Jewish scholars approved of the message, but others, such as Michael Heilprin and David Einhorn, pushed back with biting criticism.
Prof.
Howard B. Rock
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When Torah verses appear to contradict Jewish law.
Prof. Rabbi
Marty Lockshin
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