The custom of Jews who lived in Babylon was to read the entire Torah yearly; the custom in Palestine was to spread the reading out over a period of three years.
Tiem jūdiem, kas dzīvoja Babilonā, bija ieraža katru gadu izlasīt visu Toru; Palestīnā bija paradums Toru izlasīt trīs gadu laikā.