Reply To: SMOKING – why should it be MUTTAR?

gavra_at_work – “Who are we to argue with the Gedolei Achronim” – i haven’t got a list in front of me, but dozens of rabbonim worldwide have pronounced it Assur, and who are you to argue with the Gedolei Hador? How they argue with the Penei Yehoshua is not the point. YOU have to listen to the Gedolei Hador, who have paskened it Assur (at least to START smoking). The same reason you must listen to the Pnei Yehoshua you must listen to R’ Elyashiv Shlit”a, R’ Chaim Kanievsky Shlit”a and R’ A Y L Steinman Shlit”a. They all said it is assur, with numerous other gedolim!!!

“The_little_i_know” – can you post me a link to that thread? Thanks!!!