Derekh eretz explained

Derekh eretz or derech eretz (Hebrew: דרך ארץ, literally "the way of the land") is the term used for "proper behaviour".

Derekh Eretz may refer to:

• Derekh Eretz Rabbah, one of the minor tractates of the Talmud
• Derekh Eretz Zutta, one of the minor tractates of the Talmud
• Torah im Derech Eretz, a philosophy of Orthodox Judaism
• Derekh Eretz (political faction), a political faction

See also

• Proper behavior precedes the Torah, a saying found in Midrash Rabba