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alija — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aliyah noun The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.

Senses

alija is used for these senses in English:

  • aliyah (countable) One of the major waves of immigration of Jews to Israel.

aliyah — full definition

  1. noun The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.
  2. noun A subsection of a parashah (weekly Torah reading) read by (or on behalf of) one person.
  3. noun The immigration of Jews to Israel.
  4. noun One of the major waves of immigration of Jews to Israel.