<div dir="ltr">R' Martin Brody <<a href="mailto:martinlbrody@gmail.com" target="_blank">martinlbrody@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><blockquote>
Don't know if it's the earliest, it's certainly very old and Chazal,<br>
to Rambam rejected it. But most of y'all will be doing it next<br>
Shabbat. That is, standing for the 10 Commandments.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Correct me if I'm wrong, but my impression is that Rambam's rejection can be distinguished from what we do now. The Rambam also held that we never change the trop. And so, lishitaso, this makes sense. since he holds that we should always leyn aseres hadibros in ta’am tachton, and so it appears we are placing more importance on one part of the Torah above other parts. <br></div><div><br></div><div>My understanding, further, is that RYBS concluded that when we leyn with ta’am elyon then it becomes clear that we are re-enacting kabalos haTorah, in which case it’s perfectly fine to stand.</div><div><br></div><div>-- Sholom<br></div></div>