How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
The silence that followed had a strange quality to it: expectation, love, eagerness, awe. (7.90)
Reuven is describing the silence of Reb Saunders’ followers as they wait for the man to appear. Reuven seems to be able to hear silence in this moment. Keep in mind, this is before he really knows about the mysterious silence between Reb Saunders and Danny. After he learns about it, he looses his ability to hear silence, and silence becomes completely alien to him.
Quote #5
I couldn’t get over the fact that this was Danny Saunders, the son of Reb Saunders, the tzaddik. (4.114)
The "tzaddik" is the position Danny is supposed to inherit from his father, and that it basically means super-brilliant spiritual leader. This passage shows how different the kind of Judaism Danny and his father practice is from the kind Reuven and his father practice – at least, in Reuven’s mind before he gets to know the Saunders family better. When he does, he sees that there are just as many similarities as differences.
Quote #6
"But to study Torah is not such a simple thing. Torah is a task for all day and all night. It is a task filled with danger." (1.134)
Reb Saunders takes his Torah very seriously. Remember, he fled a country to keep his followers safe from persecution after losing his entire family and being left for dead himself. He believes that the Jewish study of the Torah is difficult and important.