"ואך את דמכם לנפשתיכם אדרש – אף ההורג את עצמו"
(ע"פ רש"י)
Smoke Screen
It all started a few years back. Menachem was sitting with a group of friends, one evening. As the boys began to talk, one boy, Yaakov dug into his pocket, and pulled out a pack of cigarettes. He held out the box to the rest of the group, and each boy took one, except for Menachem.
“Menachem, why aren’t you taking one?” Yaakov asked.
“I… I don’t smoke” Menachem responded, hesitantly.
“Why don’t you just try it once?” urged Baruch. “What do you think will happen?”
