1. Aliyah (plural aliyahs or aliyot or Aliyoth or aliyos) (Judaism, countable) The calling up of someone to the bimah for the reading of the Torah

2. Aliyah, plural Aliyahs, aliyoth, or aliyot, Hebrew ʿaliya (“going up”), in Judaism, the honour accorded to a worshiper of being called up to read an assigned passage from the Torah (first five books of the Bible).

3. Aliyah, plural aliyahs, Aliyoth, or aliyot, Hebrew ʿaliya (“going up”), in Judaism, the honour accorded to a worshiper of being called up to read an assigned passage from the Torah (first five books of the Bible)

4. Aliyah, plural Aliyahs, aliyoth, or aliyot, Hebrew ʿaliya (“going up”), in Judaism, the honour accorded to a worshiper of being called up to read an assigned passage from the Torah (first five books of the Bible)

5. The honor of reciting the blessings over the Torah and standing at the bimah while it is read is called an Aliyah (plural, aliyot), which means “going up.”This refers both to the physical ascent of the person to the bimah where the Torah is read and to the spiritual uplifting associated with participation in this hallowed ritual