He even risked his reputation for piety by publishing a manifesto in eight chapters, entitled Divrei Shalom ve-Emet ('Words of Peace and Truth'), in which he emphasized the necessity for secular instruction, as well as for other reforms, even from the points of view of the Mosaic law and the Talmud.
To maintain his reputation as pious, he published an eight-chapter manifesto named Divrei Shalom ve-Emet ('Words of Peace and Truth'), emphasizing the need for secular instruction along with various reforms, even if they were in conflict with traditional interpretations such as those found in the Mosaic law and the Talmud.