The most notable debate was between Raphall, who endorsed slavery, and David Einhorn and Michael Heilprin, two more liberal rabbis who opposed it. 150 years after emancipation, Ken Yellis and Richard Kreitner wrote in The Forward that the record shows that New York's Jews were overwhelmingly pro-slavery and on the wrong side of history regarding slavery and the Civil War.
The most significant debate involved Raphall, who supported slavery, and David Einhorn and Michael Heilprin, two more liberal rabbis who opposed it. 150 years after emancipation, Ken Yellis and Richard Kreitner observed in The Forward that New York's Jews were overwhelmingly pro-slavery and on the wrong side of history regarding slavery and the Civil War.