richuk

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Definitions

  • n. Distance.

  • n. Creating distance between people and Judaism (as opposed to kiruv).

Example Sentences

  • "Unfortunatly, besides in Chabad where it seems to come naturaly, frum people need to ‘be trained’ to be involved with kiruv, or else (in many or most cases) they’ll end up doing a lot of richuk." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • רִחוּק

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      rikhuk

Notes

  • Definitions were contributed from Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow.

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