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A female given name of modern American usage, a variant of Aaliyah
The immigration of Jews into Israel
(Din) Aliyah (Hebrew: עלייה, "ascent" or "going up") is Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel (and since its establishment in 1948, the State of Israel). The opposite action, Jewish emigration from Israel, is called Yerida ("descent")
of modern American usage, a variant of Aaliyah
(Hebrew; "ascending") In Judaism, the honour, accorded to a worshiper, of being called up to read an assigned passage from the Torah at Sabbath morning services; or Jewish immigration to Israel. Because the passage assigned for each Sabbath morning service is subdivided into a minimum of seven sections, at least seven different persons are called up for these readings. Aliyah in the sense of immigration to Israel is ongoing but also occurs in waves. The first two waves of immigration occurred in 1882-1914, the next three in 1919-39. The sixth aliyah (1945-48) brought many Holocaust survivors. Later waves of immigration included Falasha from Ethiopia, émigrés from the former Soviet Union, and others. See also Zionism
(lit ascent) the honor of reciting blessings for the Torah (by going up to the bimah); (also- to immigrate to the Land of Israel)
A Jewish term which means an immigration of Jews to Israel An "oleh" is a single Jew immigrating into Israel (Plural is olim)
(Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel; "students making aliyah"
 The honor of being called up in Synagogue to say a blessing before the Torah reading
Literal translation: "going up "; the honor of being called to recite a blessing over the Torah
Literally, going up The immigration of Jews to Eretz Yisrael, or the Land of Israel Historians have classified five major periods of immigration to Israel, as follows: First Aliyah (1882- 1903); Second Aliyah (1904-14); Third Aliyah (1919-23); Fourth Aliyah (1924-31); and Fifth Aliyah (1932-39)
Immigration of Jews to Israel; literally "ascent " Persons who make aliyah are called olim
(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
{i} immigration of Jews to Israel (Hebrew)
(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"

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Fifth Aliyah
wave of immigration of mostly German Jews to Israel between World War I and World War II
First Aliyah
wave of immigration that took place between the years 1882 - 1903
Fourth Aliyah
wave of immigration of mostly Polish Jews to Israel between World War I and World War II
Second Aliyah
wave of immigration to Israel between 1904-1914
Third Aliyah
large wave of immigration during the years 1919 - 1923
Yisrael Be'aliyah Party
Israeli political party that is concerned with the interests of new immigrants and is headed by Natan Sharansky
Youth Aliyah
project promoting the immigration of Jewish young people to Israel
aliyahs
plural of aliyah
made aliyah
immigrated to Israel