Professor Yitzhak Twersky, a son-in-law of The Rav, pointed out in a eulogy published in the journal "Tradition" in 1996 that Soloveitchik's philosophy could be paraphrased as follows: "When you know your Way—your point of departure and goals—then use philosophy, science and the humanities to illumine your exposition, sharpen your categories, probe the profundities and subtleties of the "masorah" and reveal its charm and majesty; in so doing you should be able to command respect from the alienated and communicate with some who might otherwise be hostile or indifferent to your teaching as well as to increase the sensitivity and spirituality of the committed."