How to Use aliyah in a Sentence

aliyah

noun
  • Avraham, who is from Israel, is returning to his homeland to make aliyah with his wife and family.
    Marvin Glassman, Jewish Journal, 29 June 2017
  • Today, by the numbers, one-third of all aliyah [programs] are financed by Christian evangelicals.
    Andrew Lapin, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Mar. 2021
  • My mother and father, of blessed memory, made aliyah (emigrated to Israel) years ago.
    Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 3 June 2019
  • Zilberstein, who is a member of the congregation and lives in Deerfield, left Cuba and made aliyah (immigration to Israel) in 2012.
    Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, 16 July 2021
  • The idea of aliyah — Jews immigrating to Israel from the Diaspora — generally conjures up the image of young single people or young families.
    Nadav Shaham, Jewish Journal, 12 July 2018

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