And thus, I have a dispute with other philosophers among our people, and with those who distort their tongues in the Talmud and holy Aggadot (in the book Em LaMesorah, which has not yet been published). I engaged in vigorous debate with them, and they did not know on what grounds they stumbled. The dispute is not mine, but for the sake of God. I detest divisions and love His Torah.
And this is my entire salvation and all my desire, for wickedness will not sprout from the dust of Jacob. I will not allow foreign and alien opinions to mix among us. I will speak against kings and not be ashamed. Blessed is the One who made me upright (therefore, He also called me Israel) from my mother's womb, mentioning my name Jacob, for His attribute is truth. They nicknamed me Yaaqov Eben (Jacob the son), to consult and gather workers in the Torah of truth, and whose name is truth and whose seal is truth. In Him, I trust that my love for the truth will not be conquered. I have called her Naomi, even though the people of the world called her bitter.