In night, moishe the beadle is a deeply devout student of jewish mysticism, but after seeing what the nazis have done, "he no longer mentioned god or the kabbalah. he spoke only of what he had seen." which theme in this memoir does moishe's new attitude convey? religious faith is important as a tool for survival in times of suffering. a zealot's beliefs are rarely as deep or as strong as he or she thinks they are. the nazis attacked their enemies, such as the jews, where they were most vulnerable. the experience of the holocaust tested the faith of the jewish people to an almost unbearable degree.