rav moshe zt”l said on smoking – “SHOMER PESAYIM HASHEM” – HASHEM WATCHES OVER FOOLS. TWO POINTS TO NOTE HERE: 1) REASON HE SAID SO , BECAUSE HE FELT THAT IT WAS A “DOVOR SHEDOSHU BEI RABIM” IE. SOMETHING THAT MOST HAVE DONE AND WILL BE UNABLE TO DEPART FROM! EVEN MORE -IMPORTANT–2)WHEN RAV MOISHE SAID “SHOIMER PESAYIM HASHEM”, IT WAS NOT KNOWN YET ABOUT EFFECT OF ‘SECOND HAND SMOKE” . YOU AN BE A PESI (A FOOL) ON YOUR OWN CHESHBON—- BUT RAV MOSHE WOULD’VE OUTRIGHT ASSER SMOKING IF HE “SECOND HAND” SMOKE HAD BEEN AN ISSUE AT THE TIME OF THE PSAK!!! I DISCUSSED THIS WITH MANY GEDOLIM AND ALL AGREED WITH THIS OBSERVATION!!!!!!! HOPE THIS CLARIFIES RAV MOSHE’S POSITION ON SMOKING……..
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