Yerushalmi Megillah 4:3 ירושלמי מגילה ד׳:ג׳

MISHNAH: On a holiday five, on the Day of Atonement six, on the Sabbath seven, no less but one may add to them, and one closes with a reading from Prophets. The ones who start and finish the Torah reading recite the benediction before and after the reading⁷¹The one who starts recites the benediction before and the one who ends recites the benediction after, according to the old standard abolished in Amoraic times..

HALAKHAH: “And on the Day of Atonement six.” There are Tannaim who state, seven. He who says six, because of the prayer⁷⁵To have time for the prayers which are extra long.. He who says seven, following what was stated, on a Sabbath one comes early and leaves early⁷⁶Since one may not cook on the Sabbath, all food is prepared and one may come early; one leaves early to enjoy the Sabbath. Babli 23a.; on a holiday one comes late and leaves early⁷⁷One comes late since one may prepare the holiday food early in the morning., on the Day of Atonement one comes early and leaves late⁷⁸One comes early since nothing is there to prepare and one leaves late since on this day there is nothing to do but pray..

The Greek speakers did not use to do this, but a single person reads the entire portion⁷⁹If the congregation knows no Hebrew, a professional reader will read it for them. Tosephta 3:13.. If one knew the portion he reads it completely. If of seven persons each one knows three verses, they all read⁸⁰Even though the customary reading is longer, if the congregation manages to find among their members three who together can read 21 verses, they can conduct regular services.. If one knows three verses he reads them repeatedly⁸¹If no professional is available, one person may read 3 verses 7 times.. Rebbi Ze`ira in the name of Rav Jeremiah, a slave is counted for the count of seven⁸²Even though he is not counted in a quorum of ten adult males.; “and spoke” is counted as one of three verses⁸³The short verse, the Eternal spoke to Moses as follows, is counted as a full verse of the required three. Babli 21b.. But did not Rebbi Ḥama bar Uqba say in the name of Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Ḥanina, it is forbidden to teach Torah to one’s slave⁸⁴Babli Ketubot28a.? Explain it if he learned it by himself or that his master taught him like Tabi⁸⁵The slave in Rabban Gamliel’s house for whom the master warranted that he was a moral person..

Rebbi Ḥelbo, Rebbi Mattanah, Samuel bar Shilat in the name of Rav: Seven not counting the closer⁸⁶The one who reads from Prophets has first to read three verses in the Torah, but (on Sabbath and holidays) cannot be counted among the seven who deliver the required reading.. Rebbi Ḥananiah ben Pazi objected, did we not state, the one who reads the conclusion from Prophets should not do less than 21 verses⁸⁷Then a minimum of 24 verses will have been read; why do we not require that 24 verses be read from Prophets? Babli 24a.? He said it and he gave the reason, if there is no translator. But if there is a translator, one has to read three⁸⁸If the text has been explained to the congregation there is no requirement to read 21 verses, and certainly not 24.. Rebbi Ḥelbo said before Rebbi Abbahu, before Rebbi Joḥanan they are reading three. He said to him, (is not) [should not be] Rebbi Joḥanan like a translator⁸⁹Since R. Joḥanan will have explained or preached about the topics read, in his synagogue the required reading is 3 verses.?