aliyah (In Judaism

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• Aliyah — For the singer, see Aaliyah. For other uses, see Aliyah (disambiguation). Aliyah to Israel and settlement …   Wikipedia

• aliyah — 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, ↑honou …   Useful english dictionary

• ALIYAH AND ABSORPTION — GENERAL SURVEY Introduction Aliyah, ascension or going up, is the coming of Jews as individuals or in groups, from exile or diaspora to live in the Land of Israel. Those who go up for this purpose are known as olim – a term used in the Bible for… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• aliyah — Seph. Heb., Eng. /ah lee ah /; for 1 also Ashk. Heb. /ah lee aw/ or, Eng., /euh lee euh/, n., pl. aliyahs, aliyos /ah lee yahz /; for 1 also Ashk. Heb. /ah lee awz/ or, Eng., /euh lee euhz/, aliyot Seph. Heb. /ah lee awt /. 1. the act of… …   Universalium

• Judaism — This article is about the Jewish religion. For consideration of ethnic, historic, and cultural aspects of the Jewish identity, see Jews. Judaica (clockwise from top): Shabbat candl …   Wikipedia

• Aliyah from Ethiopia — The Jewish aliyah from Ethiopia began during the mid 1970s, during which the majority of the Jewish Ethiopians immigrated to Israel. The eligibility of the Jewish Ethiopians to immigrate to Israel In 1973 the Israeli Ministry of Absorption… …   Wikipedia

• aliyah — [ alɪjə] noun (plural aliyoth alɪjəʊt) Judaism 1》 immigration to Israel. 2》 the honour of being called upon to read from the Torah. Origin from Heb. ῾ăliyyāh ascent …   English new terms dictionary

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• Conservative Judaism — (also known as Masorti Judaism outside of the United States and Canada) is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out of intellectual currents in Germany in the mid 19th century and took institutional form in the United States in the early 1900s.… …   Wikipedia