To identify, differentiate and elucidate
two dominant and distinct modes of intellectual activity in rabbinic Judaism.
•To define and discuss the Halakhah mode
of living and learning.
–To
delineate its values – walking on the derekh of Halakhah
–To
differentiate this discourse from that of Rav Soloveitchik
•To define and discuss the Talmud mode of
learning and living.
–To
delineate its values – navigating on the sea of Talmud
•To recognize the clashes between the
modes and their implications |