Shalom Auslander's stories in 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 ...Shalom Auslander's stories in 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 copy of the talmud.