Aliyah

Aliyah
(lit. ‘a going up’)
   Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel. Used either generally, or in relation to a particular wave of immigration, e.g. Second Aliyah. A Jewish immigrant is an oleh (plur. olim).

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  • Aliyah —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Aaliyah …   Wikipédia en Français

  • ALIYAH — (Heb. עֲלִיָּה; ascent ), (1) the coming of Jews to the Land of Israel as olim (fem.: olot; sing.: oleh, olah) for permanent residence; (2) Jews coming from a particular country or region, or during a particular period, for this purpose, e.g.,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • aliyah — or aliya [ä΄lē yä′] n. [ModHeb aliyah < Heb, lit., a going up, ascent] immigration by Jews to Israel …   English World dictionary

  • Aliyah — For the singer, see Aaliyah. For other uses, see Aliyah (disambiguation). Aliyah to Israel and settlement …   Wikipedia

  • aliyah — Seph. Heb., Eng. /ah lee ah /; for 1 also Ashk. Heb. /ah lee aw/ or, Eng., /euh lee euh/, n., pl. aliyahs, aliyos /ah lee yahz /; for 1 also Ashk. Heb. /ah lee awz/ or, Eng., /euh lee euhz/, aliyot Seph. Heb. /ah lee awt /. 1. the act of… …   Universalium

  • aliyah — noun 1. (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 • Topics: ↑Judaism • Hypernyms: ↑award, ↑accolade, ↑honor, ↑honou …   Useful english dictionary

  • aliyah — or aliya noun Etymology: Modern Hebrew ‘alīyāh, from Hebrew, ascent Date: circa 1934 the immigration of Jews to Israel …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Aliyah Bet — (Hebrew: עלייה ב), meaning Aliyah B (bet being the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet) was the code name given to illegal immigration by Jews to the British Mandate of Palestine in violation of British restrictions against such immigration.It… …   Wikipedia

  • Aliyah (disambiguation) — Aliyah ( he. עֲלִיָּה, ’ăliyyāh ; ascent or going up ) may refer to:* Aliyah La Aretz, Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel * Aliyah La Torah, or Aufruf/Ufruf, being called up to read a portion of the Torah during shabbat * Aliyah L regel… …   Wikipedia

  • Aliyah (political party) — Aliyah ( he. עלי ה, lit. Immigration but also an acronym for Amnu LiMa an Yisrael HaMithadeshet ( he. עמנו למען ישראל המתחדשת, lit. We People For a Renewed Israel )) was a Russian immigrant dominated political party in Israel during the late… …   Wikipedia

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