aliyah
阿里巴巴
Definitions
- 1
plural a·li·yahs, a·li·yos [ah-lee-yahz; for 1 also Ashkenazic Hebrew ah-lee-awz or, English, uh-lee-uhz], /ˌɑ liˈyɑz; for 1 also Ashkenazic Hebrew ɑˈli ɔz or, English, əˈli əz/, a·li·yot [Sephardic Hebrew ah-lee-awt]. /Sephardic Hebrew ˌɑ liˈɔt/.
- : the act of proceeding to the reading table in a synagogue for the reading of a portion from the Torah.
- : the immigration of Jews to Israel, either as individuals or in groups.
- : any of the major waves of Jewish immigration to Palestine or Israel.
Examples
There is more than enough room for the refugees that want return and the Jews worldwide who want to make aliyah.
Which is way, way higher than the French aliyah numbers of any recent year.
Yes, the CNN report is right—both French aliyah numbers and reports of anti-Semitic violence are on the rise.
Of the high hopes that characterize the Western Aliyah (immigration) souring so dramatically, so brutally.
But Aliyah was seized by the same impulse that would grab Heaven, and she leapt up to seek the sanctuary of home.