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aliyah
[ Sephardic Hebrew, English ah-lee-ah; Ashkenazic Hebrew ah-lee-awor, English, uh-lee-uh ]
noun
, plural a·li·yahs, a·li·yos [ah-lee-, yahz, ah-, lee, -awz, uh, -, lee, -, uh, z], a·li·yot [ah-lee-, awt].
- 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.
aliyah
noun
- aliˈja -yoth-ˈjɒt immigration to the Holy Land
- əˈliːə the honour of being called to read from the Torah
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Word History and Origins
Origin of aliyah1
From the Hebrew word ʿăliyyāh, literally, “ascent, rise”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of aliyah1
from Hebrew, literally: act of going up, ascent
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Example Sentences
There is more than enough room for the refugees that want return and the Jews worldwide who want to make aliyah.
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Which is way, way higher than the French aliyah numbers of any recent year.
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Yes, the CNN report is right—both French aliyah numbers and reports of anti-Semitic violence are on the rise.
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Of the high hopes that characterize the Western Aliyah (immigration) souring so dramatically, so brutally.
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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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