Commentary for Bava Kamma 163:9

ושיהו מכבסין בחמישי בשבת משום כבוד שבת:

'That the law be read [publicly] in the Minhah service on Sabbath:' on account of shopkeepers [who during the weekdays have no time to hear the reading of the Law]. 'That the law be read [publicly] on Mondays and Thursdays.' But was this ordained by Ezra? Was this not ordained even before him? For it was taught: <i>'And they went three days in the wilderness and found no water</i>,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XV. 22. ');">¹⁵</span>

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