19 August 2010

David Pur, world's oldest man, lives in Israel

He has trouble seeing, but as one who has repeated the prayers for more than a century, he knows them by heart. David Pur, age 115, continues to learn Torah and to pray every day, now in the nursing home to where he moved just three months ago.
And he was not too shy to disclose the secret of his longevity:
  • At breakfast, he drinks a glass of brandy and eats nuts.
  • For nearly 110 years he smoked...
  • He rejected a potential remarriage ten years ago.
At this age, it will be a crime to wish David the classic Jewish 120 years. Be well and keep plugging, David!

Oh, and David has another advice on longevity of a different kind:
We must be strong with the regime of the ayatollahs and not fear them.
Right.