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