May the haftarah be read from a printed Chumash or must it be from a complete book of Nevi'im?

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Synopsis

The Levush ruled that one cannot fulfill the haftarah obligation from a printed Chumash because it is not written according to the laws of a Torah scroll. The Magen Avraham and Mishnah Berurah uphold the prevailing custom to permit it, while the Gra's community used parchment scrolls.

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