Tradition states that there are 613 commandments ("taryag mitzvot"). Judaism regards the violation of any of the 613 commandments as a sin. It consists of ten one-hour films, inspired by the decalogue of the Ten Commandments. Judaism generally prohibits tattoos among its adherents based on the commandments in Leviticus 19. Excluding religions that have not accepted the ten commandments creates the appearance of impropriety. Rabbinic support for the number of commandments being 613 is not without dissent. Money was abolished and any violations of the Ten Commandments were punished by death. This is partially because death puts a cessation to the possibility of fulfilling any commandments. The crowning element would be two large carved tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments. Scorsese said he had viewed "The Ten Commandments" forty or fifty times. U.S. courts have often ruled against displays of the Ten Commandments on government property. This episode showed clips of characters breaking the Ten Commandments. There is no single definitive list that explicates the 613 commandments. Most major English versions use the word "commandments". The film centers around ten stories, each inspired by one of the Ten Commandments.