aliyah
/ɑːˈliːjɑː/noun
(pl. aliyoth /-jɒt/) Judaism 【犹太教】
1
- mass noun immigration to Israel移民以色列：
students making aliyah.
移民到以色列的学生。
2
- the honour of being called upon to read from the Torah登台读（托拉经文的荣誉）：
I was called up for an aliyah.
我曾被叫上台读经文。
词源
from Hebrew 'ǎliyyāh 'ascent'.