When Reuven first meets Reb Saunders, Reb Saunders greets him warmly and says: “ I worry myself about my son’s friends, especially if such a friend is the son of David Malter. Ah, what your father writes! Criticism. Scientific criticism. Ah! So when he tells me you are now his friend, I worry myself. The son of David Malter should be my Daniel’s friend? But your father is an observer of the Commandments, and you have his head, and so I am happy you are friends.” (143). In this phrase, Reb Saunders expresses his concern about Danny making friends from outside the Hasidic fold. However, he empathizes with both Danny and Reuven because he sees that they have forged a close relationship, and allows them to be friends. He shows his concern for both Danny and Reuven by indirectly pointing out that the process of choosing friends should be done
When Reuven first meets Reb Saunders, Reb Saunders greets him warmly and says: “ I worry myself about my son’s friends, especially if such a friend is the son of David Malter. Ah, what your father writes! Criticism. Scientific criticism. Ah! So when he tells me you are now his friend, I worry myself. The son of David Malter should be my Daniel’s friend? But your father is an observer of the Commandments, and you have his head, and so I am happy you are friends.” (143). In this phrase, Reb Saunders expresses his concern about Danny making friends from outside the Hasidic fold. However, he empathizes with both Danny and Reuven because he sees that they have forged a close relationship, and allows them to be friends. He shows his concern for both Danny and Reuven by indirectly pointing out that the process of choosing friends should be done