יום ב' דחג השבועות, תשל"ח

1. The Sages of the Talmud commentedIn another tractate the Talmud says “Open with the king’s word.” Since for a Jew “our sages are considered our kings,” repeating the statement “Open with blessings” is itself an act of “beginning with the king’s word.” ...

THE TABLETS The two tablets are popularly depicted with rounded tops. Jewish organizations, which often use the tablets as their symbol, should follow the Talmud which states they were perfectly square. The length of [each of] the tablets was six [tefochi...