[Avodah] Snuff (tobacco/shmek tabak) on Pesach

[A & C Walters]

Most of what you write is about oral snuff, not nasal snuff; thus irrelevant
to this discussion. In England the cancer warning was removed from snuff, as
was not proven. Your other 'smokeless tobacco' sources are also oral snuff,
both chewing and smokeless. Also, your 'cancer' information is also only
relevant to oral snuff. As with gum disease oral leukopakia etc.

 

Your only relevant article is that from the BBC. However, all it mentions is
'preliminary results from a team of researchers examining native

American women who take snuff'

From: "A & C Walters" <>

Regarding the psak in MB 467:33 regarding if it?s mutar to use snuff on

Pesach, he concludes: one should inquire from the experts/manufacturers

 if they do this (i.e. add chometz to the snuff)

 

 

My question is, are you allowed to snort the stuff all year.

 

 

 

 

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It has previously, however been associated with an increased risk of nasal

cancer.    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/737840.stm

 

The BBC article was written in the year 2000. Since then, all cancer
warnings have been removed from snuff, due to lack of evidence i.e. unproved
i.e. not true.

 

Therefore, you have presented NO evidence whatsoever for any harm caused by
nasal snuff.

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Having many times seen some alteh Yid pass around his tabik pishkeh in

Shul on Shabbos, I always wonder what exactly is the great pleasure of

sticking this stuff up your nose - which usually culminates in an almighty

sneezy eruption?

 

And is it really such a great Mitzvah to be spreading all those germs

throughout the Shul?

 

[A & C Walters] Yes It is. It is chesed, and tzedoko, and was and still is a
minhag Yisroel, and as such is at least in the geder of shomer psoim Hashem

[A & C Walters] 

[A & C Walters] And any experienced snuff user doesn't sneeze 99% when using
snuff. I'd suggest introducing tissues into your shul if it bothers you

[A & C Walters] 

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[A & C Walters] Kol Tuv



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