 Rabbi Shmuel HaLevi Wosner forbade people from starting to smoke and said that those who smoke should stop doing so.All of these rabbis also said that it is forbidden to smoke in a public place, where others might be bothered by it.Among important Sephardi Haredi rabbis, Rabbi Ben Tzion Abba Shaul and Rabbi Moshe Tzedaka called on youth not to start smoking.