BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5031@columbiajewish.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240314T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240314T203000 DTSTAMP:20230829T232616Z URL:https://www.columbiajewish.org/events/a-rabbinic-debate-about-slavery- on-the-eve-of-the-civil-war/ SUMMARY:A Rabbinic Debate about Slavery on the Eve of the Civil War DESCRIPTION:with Dr. Michah Gottlieb\, New York University\n\nAs civil war loomed\, President James Buchanan designated January 4\, 1861 as a nationa l day for fasting and prayer. That day Rabbi Morris Raphall of Congegratio n B’nai Jeshurun in Manhattan gave a sermon arguing that a civil war sho uld not be waged over slavery since slavery was a biblically sanctioned in stitution. The Baltimore Rabbi David Einhorn responded with an essay excor iating Raphall for his terrible misunderstanding of the Bible. Does the Bi ble consider slavery legitimate? In this session\, we’ll explore a   \;rabbinic debate over this question.\n\nMichah Gottlieb is Associate Prof essor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Skirball Department of Hebre w and Judaic Studies at NYU. An expert on modern Jewish thought and philos ophy\, his current research centers on musar and the practice of ethical s elf-development. He is author of several books and numerous articles inclu ding most recently\, \;The Jewish Reformation: Bible Translation and M iddle-Class German Judaism as \;Spiritual Enterprise \;(Oxford\, 2 021).\n\nPlease click here to register online. \;Zoom information will be shared a few days before program.\n\n \;\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.columbiajewish.org/wp-content/upload s/2023/08/WJT-photo-1.png CATEGORIES:Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR