Giti and Lippe, who are expecting a sixth baby, consider the possibility of naming him Zelig in return for a payment from a childless widow who wishes to have a child named after her deceased husband. Giti impulsively offers to name the child Zelig without payment; unbeknownst to her, Lippe does accept a sum of money from the widow. When Giti is bothered by the widow's intrusive behavior at the hospital when she is giving birth, she decides that she wants to name the baby something else, but at the bris, Lippe names him Zelig.