sˈɔːl wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɑːloʊɚz ʌv nˈaɪ bˈɑːɹɹʌtʃ, hˌuː ɪz səpˈoʊzd æz hˈɛd ʌv ˈɛzɹəz bˈɛt dˈɪn tə hæv ɔːɹdˈeɪnd ðə ɹˈiːdɪŋ ʌvðə tˈoːɹə ˌɔn ʃˈæbɐtˌɑːt ænd hˈoʊli dˈeɪz, bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪnðə mˈʌnθ ʌv tˈɪʃɹi ænd tˈɜːmᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ wɪððɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə jˈɪɹ.
Saul was one of the followers of Gnai Baruch, who is supposed as head of Ezra's bet din to have ordained the reading of the Torah on Shabbatot and holy days, beginning in the month of Tishri and terminating with the end of the year.