Who is Michael Gordon from The Promise and what is their importance? The_Promise_(Chaim_Potok_novel) English & Literature Michael Gordon | The Promise

Michael Gordon is the fourteen-year-old precocious son of Professor Abraham Gordon, a liberal Jewish professor who wants to retain Jewish traditional religious practices while abandoning Jewish theology. Abraham and Michael's mother Ruth spend their days mostly defending Abraham's heterodox views against the many attacks leveled against him. As a result, Michael spends most of his time with his cousin Rachel, who babysits him. When Reuven gets to know Rachel as a means to acquaint himself with Abraham Gordon, he gets to know Michael and they develop a close friendship.