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Weekly Chasidic Story #981 (s5776-53 / 9
Elul 5776)
The Oldest Living Man's Real Claim to Fame
When interviewed during the Guinness World Records ceremony at his Haifa home,
his calm response to all the attention encapsulated his basic outlook on life.
Connection:Seaonal - Sept 15 (this week) and 22 Elul (next week).
 The
Oldest Living Man's Real Claim to Fame -
SUPPLEMENT!
Yisrael Kristal never had a formal barmitzvah
celebration, due to the pressures of WWI. So the family is planning one for
his 113th birthday instead. It will be a private family affair with many but
not all of the family members in Israel attending, only about 100!
 Yerachmiel
Tilles is co-founder and associate director of Ascent-of-Safed, and chief editor
of this website (and of KabbalaOnline.org). He has hundreds of published stories
to his credit, and many have been translated into other languages. He tells
them live at Ascent nearly every Saturday night.
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