Hi,
On horiyos 14a
The end if the masechtah there's a question as to what is the preferred way of learning Torah through in rav sirah is Charif u'Maksheh And rav masnah says Masun u'Masik.
There's a meiri in the hebrew artscroll that says nowadays we (to my knowledge) are supposed to learn halacha.
To me it seems that the meiri is answering the Teiku!
Elie
The Me'iri cites the response of the Chochmei Eretz Yisrael that Sinai (breadth) takes precedence over Oker Harim (depth), but he adds that this is provided that the level of understanding of the "Sinai" Talmid Chacham enables him to arrive at the Halachah. The Me'iri gleans this last point from the example of Rabah bar Rav Masna who lacked the analytical skills of Rebbi Zeira, yet still was able to arrive at the correct conclusion through his knowledge of the sources.
It is possible that the Gemara concludes from Rav Yosef's reluctance to accept the Psak of the Chachmei Eretz Yisrael that the original question of Sinai and Oker Harim remains unanswered. Indeed, the Rambam and Shulchan Aruch appear not to have taken a stand on this issue.
It is also possible that the Gemara contrasts Rebbi Zeira and Rabah bar Rav Masna not as Oker Harim and Sinai, but as two types of Oker Harim. Rabah bar Rav Masna was also Oker Harim yet his style was more plodding and not as flashy as that of Rebbi Zeira. In this case, the Gemara's final question and Teiku are unrelated to the ruling of the Chochmei Eretz Yisrael.
Avraham Phillips