The two main characters in the novel are alike and different in many ways. They lived in the same neighborhood, were both Jewish, but due to their father’s upbringings had different views. From each other they grew different ideas and learned to respect different beliefs. Reuven Malter is a traditional Orthodox Jew; he is intelligent and talented in math and Talmud study, he hopes to become a Rabbi in his later years. Danny Saunders is a Hasidic Jew; he is intelligent as well and has a deep interest in studying psychology and one day he is suppose to take over his fathers Hasidic dynasty and become Tzaddik. The boy’s fathers shared some different beliefs on how to raise their ch

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