Reply To: For PF to Vicariously Rant Endlessly About the Over-Emphasis of Iyun through PAA

“PAA: I’m enjoying your collection of maarei mekomos. Keep them coming!”

Thank you.

“Most men, after leaving full-time learning do not do iyun. Whether it’s the daf or your own schedule or shiur it’s normally bekius or much closer to bekius than iyun. So if we wouldn’t learn one iyun seder in yeshiva then most of us would never know that geshmak that is a Steipler or Reb Chaim. We would also not learn how to learn a rishon properly.”

I agree that Iyun is an important part of learning but it has to be balanced with the acquisition of broad knowledge.