aliyah
Americannoun
plural
aliyahs, aliyos, aliyot-
the act of proceeding to the reading table in a synagogue for the reading of a portion from the Torah.
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the immigration of Jews to Israel, either as individuals or in groups.
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any of the major waves of Jewish immigration to Palestine or Israel.
noun
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immigration to the Holy Land
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the honour of being called to read from the Torah
Etymology
Origin of aliyah
From the Hebrew word ʿăliyyāh, literally, “ascent, rise”
Example Sentences
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The statistics bureau also said that in 2021, immigration to Israel - called aliyah in Hebrew - rose nearly 30% from 2020 to 25,497.
From Reuters • Aug. 10, 2022
Maccabiah presents “a golden opportunity to encourage aliyah” — or Jewish immigration to Israel — Pnina Tameno Shete, the minister for aliyah and integration, said in a said in a statement this week.
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2022
Her journey was organised by Zaka, an Israeli emergency rescue and recovery group, while Bendersky was flown here by the Jewish Agency, which provides "aliyah", or "ascent", to Israel for Jews around the world.
From Reuters • Apr. 28, 2022
“Anyone who is familiar with the European reality knows that a call to make aliyah is not the solution for anti-Semitic terror,” Margolin said.
From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2015
Each aliyah had its own characteristics and dreams for the new state.
From Time Magazine Archive
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