aliyah

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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, honour, laurels
2. (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel
- students making aliyah
• Topics:
Judaism
• Hypernyms:
immigration, in-migration