Rav Shimon Schwab zt’l, raised with the Torah Im Derech Eretz educational philosophy presents us with a fascinating dialogue. Very little has changed since these words were penned.
“This essay, which contains a series of dialogues, and an epilogue, should be read as a whole. We bespeak the attentive reader not to draw any conclusions until he has read the entire booklet. The debate could have continued on and on, with more and more arguments begetting still more and more counter-arguments. Even those prolonged discussions could not have changed the conclusions reached in the end.
These dialogues are echoes of endless discussions amongst our searching youth. We have attempted to recapture many of the pros and cons which were actually overheard and mentally recorded.
We release this essay with the fervent prayer that it may not be misunderstood, and that its author be judged with the “scales of merit.”
