APY -“In fact, the very same teshuva strongly encourages people not to start smoking, for parents and rabbeim to discourage their children and talmidim from starting. However, he does not say, as you imply that it is categorically assur to smoke. In fact, in another teshuva he writes that one is is machmir (am pretty sure it is the word he used – but need to double check) not to smoke does not violate lifnei iver by providing a cigarette to someone who does.
I freely admit, you have thoroughly confused me. Are you saying that Rav Moshe z’l wrote in his teshuva that smoking is an absolute issur?
Did you or did you not put Rav Moshe on a list of those poskim who rule smoking is an absolute issur?”
I just quoted what you wrote on top.
Now this is your last quote:
“R’ Moshe held one should not start smoking and in fact held it is assur to get addicted, but as far as saying smoking was outright assur he never wrote such a thing.”
Your posts are full of hypocrisy!
R’ Moshe never differentiated between getting addicted and smoking!
I never meant if you smoke one cig. you’re Oiver an Issur!
I was talking about s/o who’s addicted to smoking!
Now is your chance to correct all your posts!