Yerida
（重定向自Yordim）
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Yerida (Hebrew:ירידה yerida, "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.