Tosefta for Gittin 119:5
מר בר רב אשי אמר לטלטולי נמי אסור מ"ט דהא לא חזי למיקרי ביה ולא היא שרי לטלטולי ושרי למיקרי ביה
in the synagogue in public? He did not know what to answer, so he inquired in the <i>Beth Hamidrash</i>. They settled the question in the light of what R. Samuel b. Nahmani had said in the name of R. Johanan, that a scroll of the Law which is short of one flap may not be read from. This, however, is not conclusive: in that case something essential was lacking, in this case nothing essential is lacking. Rabbah and R. Joseph both concurred in ruling that separate humashin should not be read from out of respect for the congregation. Rabbah and R. Joseph also concurred in ruling that a scroll containing only the haftarahs<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The portions from the prophets read after the weekly portion of the Law. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>