IT SAYS IN Pirkei Avos: The Tablets are the handiwork of God, and the writing was God’s writing charus—engraved—on the Tablets. Don’t read “charus,” but “cheirus”—freedom—because there is no freer person than one who engages in Torah study. (Pirkei Avos 6:2) It’s a nice play on words, but is it true? Many have clearly argued […]
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