And then, to top things off, down from the mountain came Moses, carrying the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments, says the legend, were made of sapphire but could still be rolled into a scroll. They were divinely engraved, not only with the Commandments but also with all the precepts of The Law. The Ten Commandments contained the kernel of the entire Torah. And so, the day of Revelation ended.
Tradition says it was twice as long as an ordinary day.
Ozzie Nogg is a free-lancer writer and program director at Beth El Synagogue in Omaha, Nebraska.