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Hebrew Calendar.Order of Parashiot and Haftarot.60
Rabbeinu Saadia wrote: a sabbath where there is mourning for a sage, conclude with the portion of I Samuel 4:1–22. And I found written in a responsa asked to the rabbi Shmuel ben Gershon, and this was his word and what was told to you, that when the Rambam of blessed memory passed away, when the congregation was gathered to the synagogue, they read the blessings and curses, and concluded prophetically with "Moses My servant is dead" (Joshua 1:2). Thus we have also heard, that Abba Mari of blessed memory wrote in his laws of mourning: when Rabbeinu Sherira, the father of Rabbeinu Hai, died, they read that Sabbath the portion of Numbers 27:15–23, and concluded with I Kings 2:1–21, but in place of the verse "And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father" they read "and Hai sat on the throne of Sherira his father, and his reign was greatly established."
Hebrew Calendar.Order of Parashiot and Haftarot.61
The sabbath on which they read two portions, for instance VaYaqhel with Eleh Fqudei, or Isha Ki Tazria with Zot Tihyeh, in most communities in Spain they conclude with the prophetic reading of the first portion, that is to say, the portion of VaYaqhel or of Isha Ki Tazria. But some places they conclude with the prophetic reading of the second portion, because it ends with it. And thus wrote the Rambam of blessed memory.
Hebrew Calendar.Order of Parashiot and Haftarot.62
And when a festival falls on the sabbath day, they read according to the matter of the festival and not per the order of the sabbath, and so too they read a prophetic reading of the festival. Nevertheless, one does not read in the afternoon of the sabbath prior or the Monday and Thursday prior the beginning of the portion for the festival, but rather the beginning of the portion for the sabbath, and they will return to the start of that portion on the week after the festival, after reading it the week before the festival. Thus it can so occur that they read the opening of VaYhi BaYom HaShmini seven times, and this is when Passover falls on the sabbath, so they read the beginning of the portion in the afternoon of the sabbath prior, and Monday and Thursday before Passover, and the afternoon of the sabbath of the first day of the festival, and the afternoon of the sabbath of the last day of the festival, and Monday and Thursday afterwards. And so too it can occur that they read the opening of V-Zot HaBrakha four times, and this is when Sukkot falls on the sbabbath, so they read the beginning of the portion the afternoon of that the sabbath and the Thursday before Sukkot (since they wouldn't read it on Monday since it is Yom Kippur) and they read it on the afternoon of the sabbath of the first day of the festival, and the afternoon of the sabbath of the last day of the festival, since Simḥat Torah is the first day after that.
Laws of Blessings.Introduction.3
Blessings are divided into four categories: Blessings of prayer, blessings over commandments, blessings for enjoyment, and blessings of praise and thanks. We have already written the blessings of prayer and the blessings over commandments, which have a set time in the year, in their place. And I have seen [fit] to divide the blessings for enjoyment, the blessings of praise and thanks and the blessing over commandments that do not have a set time but are rather contingent, such as circumcision and marriage, into nine chapters.

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