In Hebrew we use "up" and "down" to refer to permanently moving to Israel ("up") or moving from Israel("down"). These are such important social concepts that th

In Hebrew we use "up" and "down" to refer to permanently moving to Israel ("up") or moving from Israel("down"). These are such important social concepts that there are nouns too: Someone who moved to Israel is an "Ascender" who just did an "Ascent". In the other direction is a "Descender" who did a "Descent".