Demographics of Israel - List of Israeli Cities, Yerida, Demographic History of Jerusalem, Lieberman Plan, Standard of Living in Israel (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 23. Chapters: List of Israeli cities, Yerida, Demographic history of Jerusalem, Lieberman Plan, Standard of living in Israel, Illegal immigration from Africa to Israel, Shomer Masoret, Hiloni, Homelessness in Israel. Excerpt: Yerida (Hebrew: Translit.: Translated: descent) is a Hebrew term referring to emigration by Israeli Jews from the State of Israel. Yerida is the opposite of Aliyah (lit. "ascent"), which is immigration to Israel. Zionists are generally critical of the act of yerida and the term is somewhat derogatory. Common reasons for emigration are economic constraints, criticism of the government, lack of security due to ongoing Palestinian political violence and the Arab-Israeli conflict, perceived religious coercion and academic or professional advancement. Emigrants from Israel are known as yordim ("those who go down "). Immigrants to Israel are known as olim ("those who go up "). The use of the Hebrew word "Yored" (which means "descending") is a modern renewal of a term taken from the Torah: "," and from the Mishnah: "," and from the Talmud " " (The Land of Israel is higher than all the countries) Jewish Law or Halakha defines certain restrictions on emigration from Israel. According to Moses Maimonides, it is only permitted to emigrate and resettle abroad in cases of severe hunger. Joseph Trani determined that it is permissible to emigrate from Israel for marriage, to study Torah or to support oneself, including in cases where famine is not present. In any case, emigration from Israel and even temporary departure is not thought of in Orthodox or traditional Judaism as a worthy act for a man of stature. It is difficult to estimate the number of people who emigrated from Israel between the start of the Zionist movement an...