Cainites who were Jewish in life may choose to follow Derech Chaim, the Path of Life. They believe that HaShem created vampires along with the rest of the world, and thus the laws of the Torah still apply to them and provide a way of control the Beast. The Path originated in the Middle East at some point in the first millennium BCE, but whether it was developed by Cainites of the Banu Haqim, Brujah, Cappadocians, Lasombra, Malkavians, or Salubri is lost to history – though the most compelling arguments are made for either the Cappadocians or the Salubri.
| Level of Sin | Description |
| 1* | Failing to maintain a state of ritual purity; unnecessary contact with gentiles |
| 1 | Failing to find a rabbinical authority to make rulings for you; failing to obey such rulings |
| 2 | Failing to obey the laws and customs of the local Jewish community (including keeping the Sabbath and High Holidays); failing to make a connection to the local Jewish community |
| 3 | Worshipping idols; drinking the blood of non-kosher animals |
| 4 | Making false oaths |
| 5 | Endangering the Jewish community; murder |
*: only for someone with Road rating of 6