alya

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Definition of alya in French English dictionary: aliyah; The immigration of Jews into Israel; (Din) Aliyah (Hebrew: עלייה, "ascent" or "going up") is Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel (and since its establishment in 1948, the State of Israel). The opposite action, Jewish emigration from Israel, is called Yerida ("descent"); (Hebrew; "ascending") In Judaism, the honour, accorded to a worshiper, of being called up to read an assigned passage from the Torah at Sabbath morning services; or Jewish immigration to Israel. Because the passage assigned for each Sabbath morning service is subdivided into a minimum of seven sections, at least seven different persons are called up for these readings. Aliyah in the sense of immigration to Israel is ongoing but also occurs in waves. The first two waves of immigration occurred in 1882-1914, the next three in 1919-39. The sixth aliyah (1945-48) brought many Holocaust survivors. Later waves of immigration included Falasha from Ethiopia, émigrés from the former Soviet Union, and others. See also Zionism; (lit ascent) the honor of reciting blessings for the Torah (by going up to the bimah); (also- to immigrate to the Land of Israel); A Jewish term which means an immigration of Jews to Israel An "oleh" is a single Jew immigrating into Israel (Plural is olim); (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel; "students making aliyah"; The honor of being called up in Synagogue to say a blessing before the Torah reading; Literal translation: "going up "; the honor of being called to recite a blessing over the Torah; Literally, going up The immigration of Jews to Eretz Yisrael, or the Land of Israel Historians have classified five major periods of immigration to Israel, as follows: First Aliyah (1882- 1903); Second Aliyah (1904-14); Third Aliyah (1919-23); Fourth Aliyah (1924-31); and Fifth Aliyah (1932-39); Immigration of Jews to Israel; literally "ascent " Persons who make aliyah are called olim; (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; {i} immigration of Jews to Israel (Hebrew); (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"