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Shalom Auslander's stories in Beware of God have the mysterious punch of a dream. They are wide ranging and inventive: A young Jewish man's inexplicable transformation into a very large, blond, tattooed goy ends with an argument over whether or not his father can beat his unclean son with a... read more
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- Charlie Brown
- Mrs. Schwartzman
- Shlomo
- Morgenstern
- Joe
- Bobo
- Mrs. Bernstein
- Gabe
- Sharon
- Stanley
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- Lucifer
- Rabbi Brier
- Bruce Lee
- Bloom
- Deena
- Dr. Herschberg
- Linus
- Rabbi Teitelbaum
- Mrs. Malinowitz
- Chaim Yankel
- Schulz
- Leno
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These are the things that Bernstein carried in the brown, broken suitcase he kept under his bed in the hope that the Messiah would arrive in the middle of the night: two pairs of black socks, one pair of black pants, a white shirt, one Book of Psalms, some rugalach, three yarmulkes, a spare set of phylacteries, two prayer shawls (one for weekdays, one for Sabbath) and a bathing suit because you never know.
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- Shalom Auslander (Author)
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Page Count: 208
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- Dewey: 813
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