This article is dedicated to the notion of “mystical smoking” in Kabbalah and Hasidism. In spite of the fact that many researchers have dealt with the smoking habits of the Hasidim, the sources and meanings of this behavior have not yet been fully clarified. This paper will reexamine “mystical smoking” by reading some of the writings of R. Moshe David Valle, an eighteenth-century Italian kabbalist. According to Valle, the act of smoking plays a crucial role in the enduring struggle of the righteous person (tsaddik) against the powers of the Evil Side (sitra achra) and the impure husks (qelipot). From several paragraphs of Valle’s writings, it becomes clear that smoking is equated with sacrificing to the sitra achra, and is as necessary and important as the biblical scapegoat in the struggle against the sitra achra. Moreover, the calming, relaxing, or clouding effect that comes naturally with smoking causes the sitra achra within the tsaddik’s soul to be satisfied and to restrain itself from fighting against the Holy Side. In light of “the secret of the pipe,” which Valle discusses at length, Hasidic stories and sermons in which smoking plays an essential role will be reevaluated. Until now, these sources have been subject to ultra-positivist, psychological, or literary explanations, which are unsatisfying and insufficient. In this paper, a new explanation, based on specific kabbalistic ideas, will be suggested, and conjectures regarding the transmission of knowledge from Italy to Eastern Europe will be proposed.

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“那药草的秘密”：从意大利安息日主义到哈西德主义的神秘吸烟

本文致力于卡巴拉和哈西德主义中的“神秘吸烟”概念。尽管许多研究人员已经处理了哈西德家族的吸烟习惯，但这种行为的来源和含义尚未完全阐明。本文将通过阅读 18 世纪意大利卡巴拉学者 R. Moshe David Valle 的一些著作来重新审视“神秘的吸烟”。根据 Valle 的说法，吸烟行为在正义的人 (tsaddik) 与邪恶势力 (sitra achra) 和不洁的外壳 (qelipot) 的持久斗争中起着至关重要的作用。从 Valle 著作的几段中可以清楚地看出，吸烟等同于向 Sitra achra 献祭，并且在与 Sitra achra 的斗争中与圣经中的替罪羊一样必要和重要。此外，镇静、放松、或吸烟自然产生的混浊效果使 tsaddik 灵魂中的 Sitra achra 得到满足，并克制自己与神圣的一方作战。鉴于瓦勒详细讨论的“烟斗的秘密”，将重新评估哈西德式的故事和讲道，其中吸烟起着重要作用。直到现在，这些来源一直受到极端实证主义、心理学或文学解释的影响，这些解释是不令人满意和不足的。在本文中，将提出一种基于特定卡巴拉思想的新解释，并提出有关知识从意大利向东欧传播的猜想。鉴于瓦勒详细讨论的“烟斗的秘密”，将重新评估哈西德式的故事和讲道，其中吸烟起着重要作用。直到现在，这些来源一直受到极端实证主义、心理学或文学解释的影响，这些解释是不令人满意和不足的。在本文中，将提出一种基于特定卡巴拉思想的新解释，并提出有关知识从意大利向东欧传播的猜想。鉴于瓦勒详细讨论的“烟斗的秘密”，将重新评估哈西德式的故事和讲道，其中吸烟起着重要作用。直到现在，这些来源一直受到极端实证主义、心理学或文学解释的影响，这些解释是不令人满意和不足的。在本文中，将提出一种基于特定卡巴拉思想的新解释，并提出有关知识从意大利向东欧传播的猜想。