How to Use aliyah in a Sentence
aliyah
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Avraham, who is from Israel, is returning to his homeland to make aliyah with his wife and family.
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Marvin Glassman,
Jewish Journal,
29 June 2017
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Today, by the numbers, one-third of all aliyah [programs] are financed by Christian evangelicals.
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Andrew Lapin,
sun-sentinel.com,
24 Mar. 2021
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Romanitsky’s story signifies how crucial aliyah, or immigration, has been to Israel’s judo success.
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Cnaan Liphshiz,
sun-sentinel.com,
20 July 2021
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The idea of aliyah — Jews immigrating to Israel from the Diaspora — generally conjures up the image of young single people or young families.
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Nadav Shaham,
Jewish Journal,
12 July 2018
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Zilberstein, who is a member of the congregation and lives in Deerfield, left Cuba and made aliyah (immigration to Israel) in 2012.
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Sergio Carmona,
sun-sentinel.com,
16 July 2021
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Distributions of funds have focused on humanitarian aid and rescue operations; trauma relief and medical care; refugee resettlement; and aliyah and absorption in Israel.
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Jns Staff Report,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2022
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Law of Return, Israeli law, passed by the Knesset (parliament) in July 1950, that grants Jews the right to immigrate (or make aliyah) to the country and receive Israeli citizenship.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Apr. 2026
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