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The New Year of Trees, or Jewish Arbor Day, is celebrated by planting new trees and the eating of fruits. It is one of four New Years celebrated in the Jewish year.

The name ‘Chanukah’ means ‘dedication’. The name commemorates the rededication of the Temple.

Simchat Torah literally translates to "Rejoicing with the Torah".

Sukkot is also known as the Feast of Booths, named after the huts that the Jewish people stayed in while wandering after the Exodus from Egypt.

Yom Kippur is one of the most important festivals in the Jewish calendar that falls exactly 10 days, known as the Days of Awe,

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is a holiday in which worshippers reflect on their past year and look forward to the year ahead. People are encouraged to step out of their mundane routines to become anew for the coming year. 

Traditional food includes pomegranate and challah and apples dipped in honey, symbolic of the sweet New Year to come. The shofar is a ram's horn that is blown like a trumpet during the month that leads up to Rosh Hashanah and during Rosh Hashanah services.

A Kent State GPA is calculated from all grades earned in undergraduate courses at ������, including original grades forgiven and/or recalculated under other policies. The GPA used to determine the “with distinction” designation is extended to three decimal places and not rounded up.

To qualify, students must have a minimum 3.400 GPA in 12 or more regular letter-graded hours taken during the previous summer, fall and spring semesters. Such students must have registered for fewer than 12 hours in each of the semesters under consideration. This notation will be printed on students’ official transcripts.

To qualify, students must have a minimum 3.400 GPA in the semester and must have completed 12 or more regular letter-graded credit hours by the end of that semester. This notation will be printed on students’ official transcripts.