"off the derech" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

  1. (Judaism, derogatory) Having left an Orthodox community or lifestyle. Tags: Judaism, derogatory
    Sense id: en-off_the_derech-en-prep_phrase-miNfvOhR Categories (other): Judaism, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
  2. (Judaism, derogatory) An act of departure from a Jewish religious lifestyle. Tags: Judaism, derogatory
    Sense id: en-off_the_derech-en-prep_phrase-ak9tZ5~F Categories (other): Judaism, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47

Alternative forms

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