Reason for the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes on a Fast | Sheilot

Reason for the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes on a Fast

Question

Is it permissible to smoke an electronic cigarette during a fast, and can the rabbi also provide the reason?

Answer

Hello and blessings 

It is forbidden.  

The reason for the prohibition of electronic cigarettes is that it involves vaporized liquid, which is akin to drinking. 

Answered 13 July 2025 How answers are reviewed
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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