The Talmud records that a certain Galilean expounded about the greatness of the Torah, which is triple (Rashi: Torah, Nevi’im, Ketuvim), given to a triple nation (Kohanim, Levi’im, Yisraelim), through the hands of a third (-born, Moshe) on the third day (of separation) of the third month. The assumption that the number three is of particular positive significance requires some explanation. The Maharal of Prague (Tiferet Yisrael, ch. 11) expanded upon by the Resp. L’Horot Natan (XI, 39), suggests that three is a number particularly representative of truth, as once there are three parts, there are two extremes, and a middle. The Rambam (Hil. Deiot, 1:4) recommended always taking the “middle path”; presumably, this path is the least distorted by either extreme. Thus, the Torah, as the source of truth and wisdom, is well represented by the number three