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Aliyah
/əliːˈjɑː/
The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.
📖 Definitions of "Aliyah"
noun
- 1
The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.
- 2
The immigration of Jews to Israel.
- 3
One of the major waves of immigration of Jews to Israel.
verb
- 1
To make aliyah, to immigrate to Israel.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| aliyanoun | Alternative spelling of aliyah. [(Judaism, countable) The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah.] |
| olehnoun | A Jew who has recently made aliyah to Israel; an immigrant to Israel. |
| bimanoun | (Judaism) The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium. |
| bimahnoun | Alternative spelling of bima. [(Judaism) The raised platform in the front of a synagogue where the Torah is read on a podium.] |
| hakhelnoun | The mitzvah (commandment) to “assemble” the Jewish people to hear the Torah (Deuteronomy 31:12). |
| semikhahnoun | (Judaism) The ordination of a rabbi. |
| kriat hatorahnoun | The act or ceremony of reading the Torah. |
| berakhahnoun | (Judaism) A formula of blessing or thanksgiving. |
| kallahnoun | (Judaism) A bride. |
| siyumnoun | (Judaism) A celebration held upon completing the reading of a unit of Judaic scripture; a graduation. |
| bat mitzvahnoun | (Judaism) A Jewish coming of age ceremony for a girl. |
| yeshibahnoun | Alternative spelling of yeshiva. [(education, Judaism) An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.] |
| gelilahnoun | The act or ceremony of scrolling the Torah back up after reading it. |
| sichahnoun | (Judaism) A lesson, disquisition. |
| gelilanoun | Alternative form of gelilah. [The act or ceremony of scrolling the Torah back up after reading it.] |
| mitzvanoun | (Religion, Jewish) An order from rabbis or a commandment from the Bible |
| ma tovunoun | (Judaism) A prayer in Judaism, recited when entering a synagogue. |
| giyoretnoun | (Judaism) A female convert to Judaism. |
| tebamnoun | (Judaism, architecture) A dais or rostrum for the reader in a synagogue. |
| zimunnoun | (Judaism) A blessing made before Birkat Hamazon, calling together those who have eaten. |
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