Mesorat%20hashas for Rosh Hashanah 64:16
אמר רב הונא ת"ש (דברים ו, ד) שמע ישראל ה' אלהינו ה' אחד מלכות דברי ר' יוסי ר' יהודה אומר אינה מלכות
But it states [distinctly], IF HE CONCLUDES [etc.], [which implies that] what is done is done, but in the first instance it should not be done? - What is meant is this: 'It is proper to commence with the Torah and conclude with the Prophets. R'Jose said: It is proper to conclude with the Torah, but if one concluded with the Prophets, he has fulfilled his obligation'. It has been taught to the same effect: R'Eleazar B'R'Jose said: The wethikin,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'ancients': a name given to certain men of exceptional piety in the days of the Second Temple. [These are identified by some with the Essenes, v. J.E. V. p. 226. Others regard them as a community of priests who held a service in common; v. Blau, REJ, XXXI, pp. 184ff.]');"><sup>26</sup></span>
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