Pharisaical Judaism or Romaniote Judaism was originally of two kinds, Hillelite and Shammuti but Shammuti Judaism fell by the wayside in the early 2nd century as Hillelite Judaism came out on top. Hillelite Judaism was more Esoteric while Shammuti Judaism was more Exoteric. While Hillelite Judaism thrived in Central Europe, Shammuti attitudes survive among Maimonideans. In recent decades Maiminidean attitudes have taken over much of what remained of the post Holocaust Hillelite communities largely thanks to the Chabad Lubavitcher movement.

Pharisees must try to find the correct balance between the esoteric a exoteric and try to learn from both sides of the argument without taking sides. If everything were Esoteric, there would be no tijkun plan. If everything were exoteric then chested would be oppressed.