Editing Talks and Tales (Sichos L'Noar) (section)

== The Symbol of the Luchos on the Cover ==
The clearest symbol of Torah and mitzvos is the Two Luchos (Tablets), and it's emphasized in the illustration that they are above the earth and even above the heavens, which are difficult to symbolize clearly except through clouds. Therefore, the Two Luchos are placed above the clouds, and above them is only the Creator, blessed be He, hinted to in the illustration by the letters "B"H". Below them is the globe, and since the giving of the Torah was at Har Sinai, the globe is drawn such that a straight line from the letters "B"H", through the Two Luchos, would reach, proportionally, the area where the giving of the Torah occurred - Har Sinai.

For this purpose, the three elements (the globe, the Luchos, and the letters) are diagonal, not one beneath the other, since then the globe would need to be drawn in a way youth are not at all accustomed to, meaning with east up and west down. Also, then only part of the inhabited countries would appear on the cover, while the intention is to emphasize that the Torah is in full force in every place.