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 Definitions of aliyah  [ˌɑ liˈoʊt]  

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Definition of 'aliyah' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) aliyah
the immigration of Jews to Israel.

2.  aliyah
the honor of being called to the reading table in a synagogue to recite the blessings over the Torah.

Etymology:  (< Heb &ain;ăliyyāh lit., ascent, rise)

Definition of 'aliyah' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) aliyah
(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"

2. (noun) aliyah
(Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel
"students making aliyah"

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