Literally 'going up.' In a liturgical context, an aliyah is the honor of being called up to recite a blessing over the Torah reading. Each parashah is divided into sections, and different people receive an aliyah for each section.
Aliyah
עלייה
עלייה
Literally 'going up.' In a liturgical context, an aliyah is the honor of being called up to recite a blessing over the Torah reading. Each parashah is divided into sections, and different people receive an aliyah for each section.