ali·yah /ɑˈli(ˌ)jɑ, ˌɑliˈjɑ/
  aliyah
       n 1: (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk
            in the synagogue to read from the Torah; "he was called
            on for an aliyah"
       2: (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel; "students making
          aliyah"