Israel’s Changing Relationship with Those Who Leave It

As tracked through the waxing and waning value of the Hebrew words for "departees" and "descenders."

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Mosaic reader Dov Cymbalista writes about my last column:

Thank you for your interesting observations about contemporary use of the Hebrew word aliyah. I believe you’ve overlooked something, though. An additional factor in Haaretz and its left-wing readers using the word hagirah rather than aliyah to describe a Jew’s moving to Israel lies in their similar unwillingness to use the word y’ridah in reference to a Jew’s leaving Israel. You might have included this in your column.

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Got a question for Philologos? Ask him directly at philologos@mosaicmagazine.com.

Mosaic reader Dov Cymbalista writes about my last column:

Thank you for your interesting observations about contemporary use of the Hebrew word aliyah. I believe you’ve overlooked something, though. An additional factor in Haaretz and its left-wing readers using the word hagirah rather than aliyah to describe a Jew’s moving to Israel lies in their similar unwillingness to use the word y’ridah in reference to a Jew’s leaving Israel. You might have included this in your column.

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