[Avodah] What was actually written on the luchos,

[Gershon Dubin]

From: "L Reich" <lreich at tiscali.co.uk>

<<Rav Yaakov Kamenetzky visited this institution and posed the a question to a class. "Which was written on the Luchos, Zochoir or Shomoir?"

A budding scholar raised his hand tentatively and answered "Shomoir".

"How do you know?" asked the Gaon?

"Because we say in Shabbos Shacharis, "Vecosuv Bohem Shmiras Shabbos", was the lad's response.

R' Yaakov hugged the boy and kissd him on the forehead.>>

Because he was mechaven to RYK's peshat, as he says in his Emes LeYaakov on Chumash.  If RYK had learned it from this bachur he would have attributed it to him.

Gershon
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