Wyjścia 33:12 Halacha: Mishneh Torah, Prayer and the Priestly Blessing, Kol Bo & Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim

On the intermediate Sabbath of Passover or Tabernacles, the section read is that beginning, "See, Thou sayest unto me" (Exodus 33:12-34:26). The lesson from the Prophets, on Passover, is Ezekiel's vision of the Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37:1-14); and, on Tabernacles the Prediction concerning Gog (ibid. 38:18-39:16).

On the Shabbat of the intermediate festival days, both on Passover and on Sukkot, we take out two Torah scrolls and seven go up to read from the section [that begins], Behold, you say to me (Exodus 33:12). And the reason is because it has in it, You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Exodus 34:18). And our rabbis, may their memory be blessed, in Tractate Moed Katan, expounded that it is to include the intermediate festival days, And on the second day, the final reader [maftir] reads [about the day relating to both the first and second day of Sukkot based on] the doubt about the day. And he reads the haftara from [the section that begins], On that day, when Gog came (Ezekiel 38:18). And Rav Hai Gaon, may his memory be blessed, wrote a reason for it: Because, in the future, the war of Gog and Magog will be in Tishrei.

We take out two Torah [scrolls]. From the first, we read "Look, you have been telling me..." [Exodus 33:12] and the maftir reads from the sacrifices corresponding to the possible day. The haftarah is from Ezekiel, "It will come to pass on the day that Gog comes..." [Ezekiel 38:18].