Is nine verses sufficient b'dieved when all three readers each read three, or must there always be ten?
Synopsis
There is a dispute whether nine total verses — three each — is acceptable post-facto or whether ten is an absolute minimum. The Mechaber rules nine is fine; the Gra and Panim Me'irot hold ten is required even b'dieved.
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