Aliyah (Noun)
Meaning 1
(Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel; "students making aliyah".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
(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".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- As a Bar Mitzvah gift, the rabbi offered David an aliyah on the Shabbat morning following his 13th birthday.
- Rabbi Klein gave his friend an aliyah in celebration of his son's graduation from medical school.
- After being diagnosed with a serious illness, the community came together to give Mrs. Cohen an aliyah as a symbol of their support and prayers.
- On Yom Kippur morning, the congregation's oldest member was honored with the first aliyah of the day.
- During the Shabbat service, the rabbi gave a visiting dignitary an aliyah as a gesture of respect and welcome.