When Moses descended from the heights of Mount Sinai, he juggled in his arms not two but three Tablets of the Covenant, with five commandments inscribed on each. At least that’s how Mel Brooks tells it in his classic comedy “History of the World, Part I.”

‘Hear me, o hear me! All pay heed!’ the movie Moses proclaims. ‘The Lord, the Lord Jehovah, has given unto you these fifteen . . . [One stone tablet drops and shatters. A perplexed Moses looks down and mutters ‘Oy!’] . . . ten, TEN commandments for all to obey!’

Or watch if for yourselves: [You can show the clip of the movie: here is the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TAtRCJIqnk

Of course, it never really happened that way. But what if it had? What if God had originally meant to give us fifteen commandments, and five got lost?”…