Qualified interpreters

"How is the Torah as constitution to be conceived? If it is constructed primarily as a body of halakhic rules, then those with specialized expertise in the rules, i.e., rabbinic decisors, would figure as the leading class of interpreters. If Torah, however, is conceived as something broader and more fundamental than law, then the class of qualified interpreters broadens to all of those who share in its moral orientation and in the commitment to its realization." (The Scepter Shall Not Depart From Judah, Alan Mittleman, 2000; page 161).