May both the reader and the person called up read aloud simultaneously, or must one be silent?
Synopsis
The Mechaber forbids two people reading aloud at the same time (תרי קלי לא משתמעי—two voices cannot be heard), but permits coordinated reading where one reads aloud and the other reads quietly.
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