While recent scholarship [5] tends to treat this work with less skepticism than did earlier scholars, even if all references to the Baal Shem Tov smoking tobacco [6] are fabrications, it is true that hasidim were known to smoke, for their early opponents, the mitnagedim, repeatedly castigated them for wasting time on smoking, which the hasidim believed prepared them for prayer.[1] As you can see, the early Hasidim not only didnt reject tobacco but believed it prepared them for prayer
Narain, Jai Prakash, et al
Do not handle packets with wet or moist hands
"Dutch Single Tip 11/11/2023"
From a reader A couple of weeks ago, I asked Tangle readers to help me write pitches for why people should subscribe to Tangle
Why Shouldnt You Use Ozone on Cigarette Smells