Academic Calendar
Spring 2013
January 2013
- Monday to Friday, Jan. 14-18, joint Hebrew College-Andover Newton Theological School Intro to Islam course
- Tuesday to Friday, Jan. 22-25, Rabbinical School and School of Jewish Music winter seminar
- Monday, Jan. 21, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, campus closed
- Monday, Jan. 28, first day spring semester
February 2013
- Monday, Feb. 4, ADD/DROP period ends
- Monday, Feb. 18, Presidents Day, campus closed
- Sunday, Feb. 24, Purim
March 2013
- Monday, March 25, to Tuesday, April 2, Erev Pesach and Pesach, campus closed
April 2013
- Wednesday, April 3, classes resume
- Monday, April 15, summer registration opens
- Wednesday, April 17, Community Day with ANTS; Rabbinical School and Mekorot classes canceled
May 2013
- Tuesday, May 14, Erev Shavuot, campus closes at 1 p.m.
- Wednesday and Thursday, May 15 and 16, Shavuot, campus closed
- Friday, May 24, final day of classes
- Monday, May 27, Memorial Day, campus closed
June 2013
- Sunday, June 2, Commencement
| FALL SEMESTER 2013 |
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| Date | Event | Notes |
| Thursday, July 4 | Independence Day | Campus closed |
| Tuesday, July 16 | Tisha B'Av | No classes held |
| Monday, Aug. 5 | Registration opens for fall semester | |
| Monday thru Thursday, Aug. 26-29 | Opening week, Rabbinical School | |
| Wednesday, Aug. 28 | Orientation, School of Jewish Music | |
| Monday, Sept. 2 | Labor Day | Campus closed |
| Wednesday, Sept. 4 | Erev Rosh Hashanah | Campus closes at 1 p.m. |
| Thursday and Friday, Sept. 5-6 | Rosh Hashanah | Campus closed |
| Sunday, Sept. 8 | First day of classes, Prozdor | |
| Monday thru Thursday, Sept. 9-12 | Elul courses for Mekorot and shanah aleph rabbinical students | |
| Wednesday, Sept. 11 | Orientation, Shoolman Graduate School of Jewish Education | |
| Thursday, Sept. 12 | Orientation, Jewish studies (MAJS and MJLS) | |
| Saturday, Sept. 14 | Yom Kippur | Campus closed |
| Monday, Sept. 16 | First day of classes, fall semester | |
| Tuesday, Sept. 17 | Convocation | College on regular schedule |
| Wednesday, Sept. 18 | Erev Sukkot | Campus closes at 1 p.m. |
| Thursday and Friday, Sept. 19-20 | Sukkot | Campus closed |
| Monday, Sept. 23 | Thursday classes in session | |
| Tuesday, Sept. 24 | Friday classes in session; Tuesday afternoon classes in session | |
| Wednesday, Sept. 25 | Erev Shemini Atzeret | Campus closes at 1 p.m. |
| Thursday and Friday, Sept. 26-27 | Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah | Campus closed |
| Friday, Oct. 4 | Add/Drop period ends | |
| Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4-5 | Rabbinical School and School of Jewish Music retreat, Camp Yavneh | |
| Monday, Nov. 4 | Schoolwide Day of Learning | |
| Wednesday, Nov. 27 | No evening classes | |
| Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28-29 | Thanksgiving holiday | Campus closed |
| Nov. 28-Dec. 5 | Hanukkah | College on regular schedule beginning Dec. 2 |
| Monday, Dec. 2 | Registration opens for spring semester | |
| Tuesday, Dec. 3 | Schoolwide Day of Learning | |
| Friday, Dec. 20 | Last day of fall semester | |
| Dec. 23, 2013-Jan. 1, 2014 |
Winter break | Campus closed (with exception of development office) |
| SPRING SEMESTER 2014 |
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| Date | Event | Notes |
| Sunday, Jan. 12 | First day of classes, Prozdor | |
| Monday, Jan. 20 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Campus closed |
| Monday thru Friday, Jan. 27-31 | Winter Seminar, Rabbinical School and School of Jewish Music | |
| Friday, Jan. 31 | Schoolwide Day of Learning | |
| Monday, Feb. 3 | First day of classes, spring semester | |
| Monday, Feb. 10 | Add/Drop period ends | |
| Monday, Feb. 17 | Presidents Day | Campus closed |
| Monday, March 3 | Schoolwide Day of Learning, Community Day with Andover Newton Theological School | Rabbinical and Mekorot classes canceled |
| Sunday, March 16 | Purim | |
| Tuesday, April 1 | Schoolwide Day of Learning | |
| Wednesday, April 2 | Pre-Passover Yom Iyyun | |
| Monday, April 14 | Erev Passover | Campus closed |
| April 15-22 | Passover | Campus closed |
| Wednesday, April 30 | Schoolwide Day of Learning | |
| Tuesday, May 6 | Yom Ha'Atzmaut | |
| Friday, May 23 | Last day of spring semester | |
| Monday, May 26 | Memorial Day | Campus closed |
| Sunday, June 1 | Commencement | |
| Tuesday, June 3 | Erev Shavuot | Campus closes at 1 p.m. |
| Wednesday and Thursday, June 4-5 | Shavuot | Campus closed |
| Monday, June 16 | First day of classes, summer semester | |