aliyah

Noun
  1. (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah (synset 106709754)
    "he was called on for an aliyah"
    referred to in: judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
    is a type of: accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
  2. (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel (synset 100057371)
    "students making aliyah"
    referred to in: judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
    is a type of: immigration, in-migration - migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)

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