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

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024