aliyah

[Sephardic Hebrew, English ah-lee-ah; for 1 also Ashkenazic Hebrew ah-lee-aw or, English, uh-lee-uh]

noun, plural a·li·yahs, a·li·yos

[ah-lee-yahz; for 1 also Ashkenazic Hebrew ah-lee-awz or, English, uh-lee-uh z] /ˌɑ liˈyɑz; for 1 also Ashkenazic Hebrew ɑˈli ɔz or, English, əˈli əz/, a·li·yot

[Sephardic Hebrew ah-lee-awt] /Sephardic Hebrew ˌɑ liˈɔt/.

the act of proceeding to the reading table in a synagogue for the reading of a portion from the Torah.
the immigration of Jews to Israel, either as individuals or in groups.
any of the major waves of Jewish immigration to Palestine or Israel.

Origin of aliyah

From the Hebrew: word ʿăliyyāh literally, ascent, rise

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Examples from the Web for aliyah

Contemporary Examples of aliyah

Which is way, way higher than the French aliyah numbers of any recent year.
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Euny Hong
May 6, 2013
Yes, the CNN report is right—both French aliyah numbers and reports of anti-Semitic violence are on the rise.
Bad Math In Reporting Is Bad For French Jews
Euny Hong
May 6, 2013
But Aliyah was seized by the same impulse that would grab Heaven, and she leapt up to seek the sanctuary of home.
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Michael Daly
June 29, 2012
Aliyah jumped up as if to flee back into the house, then collapsed.
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British Dictionary definitions for aliyah

aliyah

noun Judaism

(aliˈja) plural -yoth (-ˈjɒt) immigration to the Holy Land
(əˈliːə) the honour of being called to read from the Torah

Word Origin for aliyah

from Hebrew, literally: act of going up, ascent

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