Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2023-2024
Spring Semester 2024
Spring Semester 2024: Jan. 29 -May 17
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, January 2, 2024 | Hebrew College reopens | |
| Friday, January 5 | Fall semester grades due | |
| Monday, January 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Hebrew College closed |
| Tuesday - Friday, January 16-19 | Ordination programs’ January Intensive Seminars | |
| Monday-Friday, January 22-26 | Ordination programs’ Winter Seminar | |
| Monday, January 29 | First day of spring semester classes, all programs | |
| Monday, February 5 | Last day of Add/Drop, Education Module 1 classes | |
| Monday, February 12 | Last day of Add/Drop period, semester-long classes | |
| Monday, February 19 | Presidents’ Day | Hebrew College closed |
| Friday, March 1 | Ordination Programs' Yom Iyyun, no ordination classes held | |
| Wednesday, March 20 | Last day of Education Module 1 classes | |
| Thursday, March 21 | Monday classes held | |
| Sunday, March 24 | Purim | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday, March 25 | First day of Education Module 2 classes | |
| Monday, April 1, 2024 | Last day of Add/Drop, Education Module 2 classes | |
| Monday, April 15 | Patriot's Day, no classes held | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday, April 22 | Erev Pesach (Passover), no classes held | Hebrew College closed |
| Tuesday-Wednesday, April 23-24 | Pesach | Hebrew College closed |
| Thursday-Friday, April 25-26 | Intermediate days of Pesach, no classes held | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday-Tuesday, April 29-30 | End days of Pesach | Hebrew College closed |
| Wednesday, May 1 | Celebration of Adult Learning | |
| Monday, May 6 | Yom HaShoah | |
| Wednesday, May 8 | Ordination programs' Capstones and Blessings, no morning classes held | |
| Friday, May 10 | Last day of instruction, spring semester classes | |
| Monday-Friday, May 13-17 | Final exam period; all work must be turned in by 1 pm on Friday | |
| Monday, May 13 | Yom HaZikaron | |
| Tuesday, May 14 | Yom Ha'Atzmaut | |
| Friday, May 17 | Last day of spring semester | |
| Sunday, May 19 | JTFGB Grant Ceremony | |
| Thursday, May 23 | Master's Thesis presentations | |
| Friday, May 24 | Spring semester grades due | |
| Monday, May 27 | Memorial Day | Hebrew College closed |
| Sunday, June 2 | Graduation and Ordination | |
| Tuesday, June 11 | Erev Shavuot | Hebrew College closes at 1 pm |
| Wednesday-Thursday, June 12-13 | Shavuot | Hebrew College closed |
Summer 2024
Summer 2024: June 11-Aug. 13
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, June 11 | Erev Shavuot | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Wednesday-Thursday, June 12-13 | Shavuot | Campus closed |
| Wednesday, June 19 | Juneteenth | Campus closed |
| Thursday-Friday, July 4-5 | Independence Day | Campus closed |
| Monday, August 12 | Erev Tish’a B’Av | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Tuesday, August 13 | Tisha B'av | Campus closed |
Fall 2024
Fall Semester 2024: Aug. 26-Dec. 20
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 26 – Friday, August 30 | Ordination students’ orientation and Elul programs | |
| Monday, September 2 | Labor Day | Campus closed |
| Tuesday, September 3 | First day of fall semester classes (including Jewish education module 1 classes) | |
| Monday, September 9 | Last day of add/drop period for Jewish education module 1 classes | |
| Monday, September 16 | Last day of add/drop period for ordination students | |
| Wednesday, October 2 | Erev Rosh Hashanah | Campus closed |
| Thursday-Friday, October 3-4 | Rosh Hashanah | Campus closed |
| Monday-Thursday, October 7-10 | No RABBINIC in-person classes held | Campus open |
| Friday, October 11 | Erev Yom Kippur, no classes held | Campus closed |
| Saturday, October 12 | Yom Kippur | Campus closed |
| Monday, October 14 | Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day, classes held | Campus open |
| Wednesday, October 16 | Erev Sukkot | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Thursday-Friday, October 17-18 | Sukkot | Campus closed |
| Monday-Tuesday, October 21-22 | Intermediate days of Sukkot, classes held | Campus open |
| Wednesday, October 23 | Hoshana Rabbah, no ordination classes held, and last day of Jewish Education Module 1 classes | |
| Thursday-Friday, October 24-25 | Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah | Campus closed |
| Tuesday, October 29 | First day of Jewish education module 2 classes | |
| Monday, November 4 | Last day of add/drop period for Jewish education module 2 classes | |
| Tuesday, November 5 | Election Day, no ordination classes | Campus open |
| Friday, November 11 | Veterans Day, classes held | Campus open |
| Monday, November 18 | Ta Sh’ma Open House for prospective ordination students, no regular ordination classes held | |
| Wednesday, November 27 | Day before Thanksgiving, classes held | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Thursday & Friday, November 28-29 | Thanksgiving holiday | Campus closed |
| Friday, December 13 | Last day of instruction, fall semester classes | |
| Monday-Friday, December 16-20 | Final exam period; all work must be turned in by 1:00 pm on Friday | |
| Tuesday, December 17 | Last day for Jewish education module 2 classes | |
| Friday, December 20 | Last day of fall semester | |
| Monday, December 23, 2024 – Wednesday, January 1, 2025 | Winter break | Campus closed |
| Thursday, January 2, 2025 | Hebrew College reopens | |
| Friday, January 3, 2025 | Fall semester grades due |
Winter/Spring 2025
Winter/Spring Semester 2025: Jan. 2 -May 16
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, January 2 | Hebrew College reopens | |
| Friday, January 3 | Fall semester grades due | |
| Monday, January 20 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Campus closed |
| Tuesday – Friday, January 21-24 | Ordination programs’ January Intensive Seminars | |
| Monday – Friday, January 27-31 | Ordination programs’ Winter Seminar | |
| Monday, February 3 | First day of spring semester classes | |
| Friday, February 7 | Last day of add/drop period for Jewish education module 3 classes | |
| Monday, February 17 | President's Day | Campus closed |
| Tuesday, February 18 | Last day of add/drop period | |
| Thursday, March 13 | Erev Purim | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Friday, March 14 | Purim | Campus closed |
| Wednesday, March 19 | Last day of Jewish Education Module 3 classes | |
| Monday, March 24 | First day of Jewish education module 4 classes | |
| Friday, March 28 | Last day of add/drop period for Jewish education module 4 classes | |
| Monday, April 14 | Pesach | Campus closed |
| Tuesday-Friday, April 15-18 | Intermediate days of Pesach, no classes held | Campus open |
| Monday, April 21 | Patriot’s Day, no classes held | Campus closed |
| Tuesday, April 22 | Classes resume | |
| Thursday, April 24 | Yom HaShoah, classes held | Campus open |
| Wednesday, April 30 | Yom HaZikaron, classes held | Campus open |
| Thursday, May 1 | Yom HaAtzma’ut, no morning classes held | Campus open |
| Wednesday, May 7 | Ordination programs' capstones and blessings, no morning classes held | |
| Friday, May 9 | Last day of instruction, spring semester classes | |
| Monday-Friday, May 12-16 | Final exam period; all work must be turned in by 1:00 pm on Friday | |
| Friday, May 16 | Last day of spring semester | |
| Friday, May 23 | Spring semester grades due | |
| Sunday, May 25 | Graduation and Ordination | |
| Monday, May 26 | Memorial Day | Campus closed |
| Monday-Tuesday, June 2-3 | Shavuot | Campus closed |