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Vinony

aliyah

noun

  1. going up to read the Torah in a synagogue
  2. immigration to Israel
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əliːˈjɑː/ / /əˈliːjə/

name

Etymology: Ultimately from Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”)

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.

noun

Etymology: Ultimately from Hebrew עלייה \ עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of aliyah.

verb

Etymology: From Hebrew עלייה / עֲלִיָּה (aliyá, “ascent”).

  1. To make aliyah, to immigrate to Israel.

    “Anti-Semitism is a method of fooling Jews into aliyahing to Israel, the homeland, the sanctuary, in the pretence they will be safe. In the last 50 years how many Jews have died in Israel as a result of anti Jewish attacks....and how many have died in the diaspora?”