Since they are identical, Danny and Reuven learn a lot from their father and learn their religious views from their father. For Danny, he comes from a long line of Hasidic rabbis which most likely led to him also being raised as a Hasidic Jew. Danny learned his religious stance from his father, just as Reuven learned his religious view as a Zionist from his father. When Reuven is excommunicated from speaking with Danny and their family, Reuven becomes even closer to his father and truly takes the initiative to lobby for the Jewish homeland, just as Danny obeys his father's orders and stays out of helping creation. While Danny and Reuven are similar in that they learn their Jewish traditions from their father, they are also different in that they were raised differently. Danny is raised in silence, as Reb Saunders believes in "speaking in silence". Danny's father hasn't spoken to Danny for four years. Reb speaks through his wife and Reuven or other people too. Reb Saunders explains why he decided to do this when speaking to Reuven and Danny towards the end of the show.