During the time of the Temple Cult, the Ten Commandments were incorporated into the Shema section of the daily service. However, at a certain point the rabbis opposed this practice. According to the Talmud, it was because of the “claim of the sectarians” – possibly early Christians, who claimed that only the Ten Commandments—received directly from God–were binding whereas the rest of the mitzvoth, which were received through Moses, were not binding.
