Case Study: Reb Saunders

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1. As a father, Reb Saunders raised his son in a very very religious household and where all of the rules were strictly from the Torah. He chose Danny to be the next Rabbi in the family and that all of their marriages will be arranged. I think that until you child goes to college, as a parent, it is your responsibility to raise the child the way you want to but when the are old enough to make their own choices, like college, It should be the kids choice.
As a teacher, Reb Saunders is an important figure in the hasidic community in their town, so he is very wise when it comes to torah and judaism traditionally. However, towards his children, he believes that they shouldn’t learn about science and have knowledge on what has been happening in the world. He didn’t let Danny go to the …show more content…
The Talmud says that a person should do two things for himself. One is to acquire a teacher and the other is to choose a friend. Danny and Reuven do both of these things. Danny’s teacher is Reuven, and Reuven’s teacher is Danny and Danny’s friend is Reuven and Reuven’s friend is Danny. Danny teaches Reuven Talmud. He would have private lessons with him to learn it and help him to memorize the Talmud faster. Reuven teaches Danny about modern things like TV and modern art. He showed him the things in their modern day that he wouldn’t have seen if they had never met. As friends they helped each other through situation in their household. When Rev Saunders found out that Danny was going to the library to learn about science which was not allowed, Reuven explained to him that Danny doesn’t want to be a Rabbi, He wants to be a psychologist. Later, Rev Saunders allowed Danny to go to a different school and become a psychologist. Danny was a friend to Reuven because when Mr Malter was out of town for a convention, Danny let Reuven stay at his house. They were very close friends that did everything together. They should stand up for each other if they got in fights and protect each
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