mahalach

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Definitions

  • n. A distance.

  • n. An approach.

  • n. Conduct.

Example Sentences

  • “For some people, even a block is too big a mahalach to go to learn.” (Weiser)

  • “Even the Menahel had to admit he was impressed with the bochrim's mahalach for breaking into the kitchen.” (Weiser)

  • “His mahalach is simple, but he's a deep thinker.” (Weiser)

  • "AAQ, i think i was very clear in my post that i don’t look negatively individuals who enter professions or higher education. I don’t like the ideology that holds that this should be, bedavka, the mahalach for the tzibur." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH מהלך > Y מהלך mehalekh

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      mahalakh

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