Aliyah

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  • noun. The immigration of Jews into Israel or into Palestine before the founding of the state of Israel.
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  • noun. The calling up of someone to the bimah for a the reading of the Torah.
  • noun. The immigration of Jews into Israel.
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  • noun. (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah
  • noun. (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel