We hereby appeal to our precious, beloved young folk who are
not yet addicted to smoking, the bad habit whose end result
can be very bitter: Please, dear brothers, do not do harm to
yourselves and do not contaminate your surroundings by taking
up this evil habit. Our holy Torah is a code of life which we
must live by. Hashem wants us to guard our health so that we
will be able to serve Him. Far be it from us to take this
matter of health lightly, all the more so in an area which
doctors are convinced is very damaging. Whoever can avoid
smoking and prevent others from doing so, is obligated
therein.
Whoever has already succumbed to this habit is obligated to
try to the best of his ability to wean himself from it. He
must surely refrain from smoking in a public place where
others can inhale the smoke.
Yosef Sholom Eliashiv
Aharon Yehuda Leib Steinman
Moshe Shmuel Shapiro
Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz
S. Nissim Karelitz
Shmuel Auerbach
