Taanit 28A

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דאית ליה רווחא.

as the second reader has space, i.e., he has the option to read from the ensuing paragraph.

פרשה גדולה קורין אותה בשנים בשחרית ובמוסף. ובמנחה קורין על פיהן כו׳. איבעיא להו: היכי קאמר? בשחרית ובמוסף קורין אותה בספר, ובמנחה קורין אותה על פה כקורין את שמע, או דלמא הכי קתני: בשחרית קורין אותה בספר, ובמוסף ובמנחה קורין אותה על פה כקורין את שמע?

§ The Mishnah taught: A long passage is read by two people, and they read from the Torah in the morning prayer and in the additional prayer. And in the afternoon prayer they read the daily portion by heart, just as one recites Shema. A dilemma was raised before the rabbis: With regard to what case is the tanna speaking? Does he mean that in the morning prayer and in the additional prayer they read the portion from a Torah scroll, but in the afternoon prayer each individual reads by heart, just as one recites Shema? Or perhaps this is what is taught: In the morning prayer they read it from a Torah scroll, but in the additional prayer and in the afternoon prayer they read it by heart, just as one recites Shema.

תא שמע, דתניא: בשחרית ובמוסף נכנסין לבית הכנסת וקורין כדרך שקורין כל השנה, ובמנחה יחיד קורא אותה על פה. אמר רבי יוסי: וכי יחיד יכול לקרות דברי תורה על פה בציבור? אלא כולן נכנסין וקורין אותה על פה כקורין את שמע.

The Talmud suggests: Come and hear, as it is taught in a baraita: In the morning prayer and in the additional prayer they would enter the synagogue and read from the Torah in the manner that they read all year. But in the afternoon prayer, a single individual would read the portion for that day by heart. R' Yosei said: But can an individual read matters of Torah by heart in the presence of the community? Rather, they all enter and read that day’s portion together, just as one recites Shema. This baraita clearly indicates that they would read by heart only in the afternoon service.

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