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The Shammes

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A chandelier hanging from the roof of a synagogue. There are three windows on the back wall, the middle of which, is a small, circular window with the star of David on it. The wall also has a prayer written in Hebrew.
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A man with brown, curly hair and a long beard, tilting his head toward the right. He stands in front of a wall of graffiti, and wears a white shirt underneath a dark-green jacket, and a black backpack.

Matthue Roth

Matthue Roth’s stories have appeared in Ploughshares, Kenyon Review, and Tin House, and have been shortlisted for The Best American Short Stories. He lives in Brooklyn with his four daughters. By day, he’s a writer at Google, and he keeps a secret diary at matthue.com.

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