Commentary for Bava Kamma 163:5

ושיהו קוראין בשני ובחמישי עזרא תיקן והא מעיקרא הוה מיתקנא דתניא (שמות טו, כב) וילכו שלשת ימים במדבר ולא מצאו מים דורשי רשומות אמרו אין מים אלא תורה שנאמר (ישעיהו נה, א) הוי כל צמא לכו למים

The [following] ten enactments were ordained by Ezra: That the law be read [publicly] in the Minhah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., afternoon; cf. Ber. IV, 1. ');">⁸</span> service on Sabbath; that the law be read [publicly] on Mondays and Thursdays; that Courts be held on Mondays and Thursdays; that clothes be washed on Thursdays; that garlic be eaten on Fridays; that the housewife rise early to bake bread; that a woman must wear a sinnar;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A sort of garment, breeches (Rashi), or belt. The word is of doubtful origin. ');">⁹</span>

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