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What is an aliyah?

What is an aliyah? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (Judaism, countable) The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.
  2. (uncountable) The immigration of Jews to Israel.
  3. (countable) One of the major waves of immigration of Jews to Israel.
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Of the high hopes that characterize the Western Aliyah souring so dramatically, so brutally.
Kerryann Dunlop, 24, claims the long hours were keeping her apart from her kids, Cory, two, and one-year-old Aliyah.
It is a great honor to be given an aliyah when the Torah is read in the synagogue, and it is important to fulfill this mitzvah with dignity.
It aims less to promote aliyah than to give an instant hit of Jewishness.
It was unclear what brought the girl, who was being called Aliyah, and her biological mother to the same party.
Aliyah Cohn eyes the duffel bag she's packed for her week-long trip to the nation's capitol.

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