The Elixir of Life

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Daniel Glatstein’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

some of them claim some of the yemenites claimed to be 120 years old some of them claim to be 130 years old some of them claim to be 140 some even 150 and because there were no records there was no way to verify the authenticity of these claims and one day a nice Gemini gentleman makes his way into a Insurance Agency office and asked to buy a policy and the clerk standing behind the desk says sir you look a little bit on the older side I don't think I could sell you a policy how old are you so the man says he's 72 years old so the clerk says I'm really sorry sir but we have a cut-off date we can't sell you a policy he says what cancel your policy my father came in last week and you sold him a policy she said what are you talking about how old is your father he's 95 years old and we sold him a policy so sure enough the clerk checks her records and uh the father passed the physical and they sold him a policy at age 95. so the lady said look come back next Tuesday we'll sell you the policy provided that you pass the physical so he says Tuesday I can't come back Tuesday I'm busy Tuesday what's up what do you have Tuesday I have a question I have a wedding on Tuesday you have a wedding who's getting married next Tuesday my grandfather your grandfather is getting married on next Tuesday huh how old is your grandfather 117. 117 and your grandfather is getting

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