Associations to the word «Aliyah»

Wiktionary

ALIYAH, noun. (Judaism) The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.
ALIYAH, noun. The immigration of Jews to Israel.
ALIYAH, proper noun. A female given name of modern American usage, a variant of Aaliyah.
ALIYAH, noun. Alternative letter-case form of aliyah

Dictionary definition

ALIYAH, noun. (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".
ALIYAH, noun. (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel; "students making aliyah".

Wise words

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