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197 IN hEAVEN, TOO, ThERE ARE JEWS Up here they got Soul Retrieval. Lucky for you, son, lucky I’m dead. That’s right. I know some people. In heaven, too, there are Jews. So, when did you last see—? When did you last have—Nephesh, breath, soul? Nephesh leaves, but Nephesh, it’s true, you can bring back. Rabbi says. Meanwhile God says you need to gain a little weight. Thinning hair. Poor posture. Look at you, look at you! Happiness is missing. Confidence is missing. Even what’s missing is missing. And that soul of yours? It’s splintered, it’s in pieces. It’s in the Kabbalah. Ruach, ruah, neshama . . . all gone. Your soul has left you. So, without the invisible, son, there’s no you. What’s to be done? A father dies and the son becomes a zombie? Of course you miss me. I’m dead. So what? I’m somewhere else. This is a change? Goddammit, I’ve always been somewhere else. Where does a father end? Where does a son begin? ...

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