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The Golem and the Jinni Chapter 8

By Helene Wecker

Chapter 8

It's October, and Fall falls on New York City.
Chava starts work at Radzin's bakery, and she's "quite a find" (8.7)—the whole never needing a break thing that golems have is a big bonus to her work ethic.
The other girl at the bakery, Anna, isn't as good a worker as Chava, but she has good customer service skills.
However, Chava's telepathy makes her pretty good at customer service, too.
With Chava out of his house, the Rabbi has gone back to the way he used to live, including wondering if he should destroy Chava. Has he made a mistake by letting her survive?
He remembers the golem he once created, a tiny thing, and how destructive it was (like a cymbal monkey on a rampage) and how he had to destroy it.
He doesn't want to destroy Chava, but he wants to make sure she doesn't go bonkers and tear up New York.
Borrowing books from his friends, he starts to research, while back in her boardinghouse room, Chava spends her evenings sewing to pass the time.