Rezyl starts her day with a bowl of porridge for breakfast, then she helps get Jakob dressed for shul and assists Mamelach with household chores.
2
The Market
Thursday is market day, and Mamelach sends Rezyl to collect greens, squash, carrots, chicken, apricots and fruit. Rezyl loves to see the fresh fruits and vegetables at the stalls and listen to the street musicians play their instruments.
3
Mrs. Kessel the Dressmaker
Rezyl is growing quickly and her dresses are becoming too tight. Mamelach sends Rezyl to Mrs. Knessel the Dressmaker with a zlotsky to buy a spool of thread, so that Mamelach can sew her a new dress.
4
Grandfather's Synagogue
On Shabbat, Rezyl and her family go to the synagogue where Grandfather is the Rabbi. All the men, dressed the same in long, black coats, black hats and with side curls framing their faces, rush to greet Grandfather. Rezyl and Mamelach enter through through a side entrance which leads to a separate women's section. The women’s section is cordoned off with an ugly blue velvet curtain hanging from tall poles, to hide the women from the men, so that their presence doesn’t disturb their prayers. Rezyl rushes to her usual spot on teh front bench, where she can nudge open the curtains during the service to better see the men praying.
