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Reb Shulem
- Yakov Ronen: So, Shulem, who is the deceased?
- Reb Shulem: He's Rubin Litvak, did you know him?
- Yakov Ronen: No.
- Reb Shulem: He was a good man, a little weird. He was a Holocaust survivor who made it through the war, but lost his entire family there. After the war, he started a family here, but then he became a recluse, estranged from his kids and grandchildren. He hadn't left his home in years, it's a really sad story.
- Yakov Ronen: I never saw him out.
- Reb Shulem: He used to say that whenever he stepped out of his house it was like he was in absolute agony.
- Yakov Ronen: And the other Shomer, why was he leaving?
- Reb Shulem: The other Shomer just ran out, I trusted him, he's family, but he left the job because he was afraid.
- Yakov Ronen: Afraid?
- Reb Shulem: That's what he said.
- Yakov Ronen: What was he afraid of?
- Reb Shulem: I knew right away you would take this job. And I know you're doing it for the money. It's nothing to be ashamed of. I honestly wanted to ask you because sitting the vigil, it brings you closer to the community. Wow... this is truly God's plan.
- [Yakov looks at him]
- Reb Shulem: Oh I'm sorry. It's just that when you sit the vigil, it's holy. It brings you back to us.
- Reb Shulem: The mortuary guys will be here at dawn.
- [prays in Hebrew]
- Reb Shulem: The mortuary guys will be here
- [looks at clock which reads 11:45]
- Reb Shulem: in five hours.
- Reb Shulem: Mr. Litvak's wife suffers from Alzheimer's and is quite frail. She'll likely sleep through the night. It'll be quiet.
- Yakov Ronen: You said you had a question.
- Reb Shulem: I need you to be a Shomer, tonight.
- Yakov Ronen: Ah, no.
- Reb Shulem: I will pay you.
- Yakov Ronen: No.
- Reb Shulem: No? I know you could use the money, I know you have trouble with the rent.
- Yakov Ronen: How do you know that?
- Reb Shulem: [shrugs] Why's it matter? I will give you $200 cash, right now.
- Yakov Ronen: For how long?
- Reb Shulem: 5 hours. From now until the morning, that's all. We had someone, but he changed his mind and left suddenly.
- Yakov Ronen: 200? I'll do it for five.
- Reb Shulem: 300.
- Yakov Ronen: You came to me, right?
- Reb Shulem: Yeah.
- Yakov Ronen: You're desperate, right? You need me, right? Okay, so $500.
- [in English]
- Yakov Ronen: I used to do this all the time. People in the community that don't have any family, and no friends, it's me, okay? I'm watching the body.
- Reb Shulem: I'll give you $400, not a dollar more.
- Yakov Ronen: Hello, Mrs. Litvak, I'm extremely sorry for your loss.
- Mrs. Litvak: Who is this man? I thought you were getting a shomer.
- Reb Shulem: He will be the shomer tonight.
- Mrs. Litvak: No.
- Reb Shulem: He's an experienced shomer, he sat the vigil for Moshe Kellner, Chaim Sturman.
- Mrs. Litvak: He won't work.
- Reb Shulem: I know that you had a very difficult and upsetting day, but this will be good, it'll be good.
- Mrs. Litvak: He needs to leave now! You have to leave now.