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aliyah::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | in-migration, immigration |
students making aliyah.
Examples of aliyah
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He is nervous and excited about his son making aliyah, or emigrating, to Israel.
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Aliyah Smith, 15, was shot in the head at a friend's house in South Sacramento.
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He taught himself Hebrew in readiness for his aliyah, or formal return to Israel.
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Aliyah is now in the care of Dittmeyer's mother, LaNell Shackley, in Bridgton.
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Their framework was the period of aliyah and, very often, life in the kibbutz.
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Aliyah is an important Jewish cultural concept and a fundamental component of Zionism.
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Aliyah Edwards making sure her outfit is ready for Sunday's Santa Parade.
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Children under the age of Bar Mitzvah are often given the sixth aliyah.
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Rabbi Yehuda HeHasid makes aliyah to Palestine accompanied by hundreds of his followers.
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- (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah; "he was called on for an aliyah"
- (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel; "students making aliyah"
- Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael). It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology, and an important component of Judaism. The opposite action, Jewish emigration from Israel, is referred to as Yerida ("descent"). ...
- Yisrael HaMithadeshet (Hebrew: u05D9u05E9u05E8u05D0u05DC u05D4u05DEu05EAu05D7u05D3u05E9u05EA, lit. Renewed Israel), formerly known as Aliyah (u05E2u05DCu05D9"u05D4, lit. Immigration but also an acronym for Amenu LiMa'an Yisrael HaMithadeshet (u05E2u05DEu05E0u05D5 u05DCu05DEu05E2u05DF u05D9u05E9u05E8u05D0u05DC u05D4u05DEu05EAu05D7u05D3u05E9u05EA, lit. We People For a Renewed Israel)) is a political party in Israel.
- Torah reading is a Jewish religious ritual that involves the public reading of a set of passages from a Torah scroll. ...
- Return To The Land Of Yisrael, Or To Go Up In An Upward Direction
- Lit. "ascent." A "calling up" to the Torah during its reading in the synagogue.
- Lit. ascension. 1) Reading from the Torah (or reciting a blessing over the reading) during services, which is considered an honor (generally referred to in English as having or getting an aliyah and pronounced uh-LEE-uh). ...
- "Going up" or "ascent." (plural: aliyot) 1. Going up to Jerusalem, either locally, by ascending the hill on which the city is located, from the plains below or from the lowlands of Egypt, or by extension, by going on a (pilgrimage) to the Holy Land from abroad. 2. ...
