The Ten Commandments in Liturgy

The superintendent said to them: "Bless one blessing!" And they blessed.

They then read the Ten Commandments, the Shema, the “And it will be if you hearken” (the second paragraph of Shema) and Vayomer (the third paragraph of Shema).

And they blessed the people with three blessings: Emet veYatziv, and Avodah, and the priestly benediction.

On Shabbat, they added a blessing to be said by the watch which was leaving.

Rav Yehudah said: "Shmuel said: 'Even in the outlying areas, they sought to recite them in this manner, but they had already abolished them due to the grievance of the heretics.'"

This was also taught as such: Rabbi Natan says: "In the outlying areas, they sought to recite in this manner, but they had already abolished them due to the grievance of the heretics."

Rabba bar bar Ḥana thought to institute this in Sura, but Rav Ḥisda said to him: "They already abolished them due to the grievance of the heretics."

Ameimar thought to institute this in Neharde’a.

Rav Ashi said to him: "They already abolished them due to the grievance of the heretics."

Rav Matna and Rabbi Shmuel bar Nahman both said: "By law, we should recite the Ten Commandments every day. Why don't we recite them? Because of the claims of the heretics, so that people shouldn't say, 'Only these were given to Moshe at Sinai'."

It is good to recite the passage of the Binding (Genesis 22:1-19), the passage of the Manna (Exodus 16:4-36), the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:2-13), and the passages of the burnt-offering (Leviticus 1:1-17), tribute-offering (Leviticus 2:1-13), peace-offering (Leviticus 3:1-17), sin-offering (Vayikra 4:27-35), and guilt-offering.

Rem"a: But only in private is it permissible to recite the Ten Commandments each day: it is forbidden to recite them as a congregation (Rashb"a Responsum 144).