Academic Calendar
Fall Semester 2020: Aug. 31-Dec. 18
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31 - Sept. 4 | Rabbinic and Cantorial Orientation | |
| Sept. 7 | Labor Day | Campus closed |
| Sept. 8 | Hakhel, opening convocation | |
| Sept. 8 | First day of fall classes | |
| Sept. 16 | Add/Drop period ends | |
| Sept. 18 | Erev Rosh Hashanah | |
| Sept. 19-20 | Rosh Hashanah | Campus closed |
| Sept. 21-25 | No classes: Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur | Campus open |
| Sept. 27 | Erev Yom Kippur | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| Sept. 28 | Yom Kippur | Campus closed |
| Oct. 2 | Erev Sukkot | |
| Oct. 3-4 | Sukkot | Campus closed |
| Oct. 5-9 | Intermediate days of Sukkot, classes held | |
| Oct. 9 | Hoshana Rabbah | |
| Oct. 10-11 | Shmini Atzeret/ Simchat Torah | Campus closed |
| Oct. 16-18 | Rabbinical/Cantorial Shabbaton | |
| Nov. 3 | Election Day, classes held | Campus open |
| Nov. 11 | Veteran's Day, classes held | Campus open |
| Nov. 16-17 | Ta Sh'ma Open House for prospective rabbinical and cantorial students | |
| Nov. 25 | Day before Thanksgiving | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| Nov. 26-27 | Thanksgiving Holiday | Campus closed |
| Dec. 10 | Hanukkah begins | |
| Dec. 18 | Last day of fall classes | |
| Dec. 24 | Winter Break begins | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| Dec. 25-Jan. 4, 2021 | Winter break | Campus Closed |
| Jan. 4, 2021 | Fall semester grades due |
Winter and Spring Semester 2021: Jan. 4 -May 21
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 4 | Campus Reopens | |
| Jan. 18 | Martin Luther King Jr., Day | Campus closed |
| Jan. 19-22 | Rabbinical and Cantorial January Intensive Seminars | |
| Jan. 25-29 | Rabbinical and Cantorial Winter Seminar | |
| Feb. 1 | First day of spring classes | |
| Feb. 8 | Add/drop period ends | |
| Feb. 15 | President's Day | Campus closed |
| Feb. 19-20 | Rabbinical and Cantorial Shabbaton-in-Newton | |
| Feb. 25 | Erev Purim | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| Feb. 26 | Purim | Campus closed |
| March 27 | Erev Pesach | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| March 28-29 | Pesach | Campus closed |
| March 30-April 1 | No classes | Campus open |
| April 2 | Erev end of Pesach | Campus closed |
| April 5 | Classes resume | Campus open |
| April 8 | Yom HaShoah | |
| April 14 | Yom HaZikaron | |
| April 15 | Yom HaAtzma'ut Campus-wide day of learning | |
| May 14 | Last day of spring classes | |
| May 16 | Erev Shavuot | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| May 17-18 | Shavuot | Campus closed |
| May 21 | Last day to turn in spring semester work | |
| May 28 | Spring semester grades due | |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | Campus closed |
| TBD | JTFGB Grant Ceremony | |
| June 3 | Project/Thesis Presentation Day | |
| June 6 | Graduation & Ordination |