Golem One wrote notes on small pieces of paper begging Epstein for forgiveness and salvation, and stuck them in the cracks between the bricks in the living room wall.
Golem Two found a prayer book for Yom Kippur, beat himself on the chest and prayed:
How long, Epstein, will you continue to forget us? How long will you hide your Countenance from us?
The last of the plants withered and died. The cat starved. And the garbage piled high on the living room floor.
About the Author
SHALOM AUSLANDER has written for Esquire and Maxim and has appeared on NPR’s This American Life. Beware of God was chosen as a finalist for the 2004 Koret Young Writers Award. Shalom lives in upstate New York.