Academic Calendar
Fall Semester 2018: Sept. 4- Dec. 21
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 3 | Labor Day | Campus closed |
| Sept. 4 | First day of classes, College; Hakhel (Convocation) | |
| Sept. 7 | No Classes | Campus open |
| Sept. 9 | Erev Rosh Hashanah | Campus closes at 1pm |
| Sept. 10-11 | Rosh Hashanah | Campus closed |
| Sept. 10-19 | No classes: Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur | |
| Sept. 18 | Erev Yom Kippur | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| Sept. 19 | Yom Kippur | Campus closed |
| Sept. 20-21 | Classes held | Campus open |
| Sept. 21 | Add/drop for fall semester ends | |
| Sept. 23 | Erev Sukkot | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| Sept. 24-25 | Sukkot | Campus closed |
| Sept. 26-28 | Intermediate days of Sukkot; Classes held | |
| Sept 27 | Monday Classes held | |
| Sept. 30 | Hoshana Rabba services in Beit Midrash | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| Oct. 1-2 | Shmini Atzeret/ Simchat Torah | Campus closed |
| Oct. 12-14 | Rabbinical School/School of Jewish Music Shabbaton at Camp Yavneh | |
| Oct. 14 | JTFGB Program Kick-off Retreat | |
| Oct. 15 | Installation of new college president, Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld | |
| Nov. 12 | Ta Sh'ma | No regular classes |
| Nov. 13 | Ta Sh'ma | Regular classes held |
| Nov. 21 | Thanksgiving break begins | Campus closes at 1pm |
| Nov. 22-23 | Thanksgiving | Campus closed |
| Dec. 2-10 | Hanukkah | Campus open |
| Dec. 21 | Last day of fall classes | |
| Dec. 22-Jan. 1,2019 | Winter Break | Campus closed |
Spring Semester 2019: Feb. 4- May 17
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2 | Campus Reopens | |
| Jan. 21 | Martin Luther King Jr., Day | Campus closed |
| Jan. 28- Feb.1 | Rabbinical School Winter Seminar | |
| Feb. 4 | Spring Semester Begins (College) | |
| Feb. 11 | Add/drop ends (College) | |
| Feb. 18 | President's Day | Campus closed |
| March 6 | Yom Iyyun | No classes |
| March 20 | Erev Purim | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| March 21 | Purim | Campus closed |
| April 9 | Yom Iyyun | No classes |
| April 19 | Erev Pesach; no classes | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| April 22-24 | Intermediate days of Pesach; no classes | Campus open |
| April 25 | Erev last two days of Pesach; no classes | Campus closes at 1pm |
| April 26-27 | 7th and 8th day of Pesach | Campus closed |
| May 2 | Yom Hashoah | |
| May 7 | Yom HaZikaron | |
| May 8 | Yom HaAtzma'ut | No morning classes |
| May 17 | Last day of spring classes | |
| May 27 | Memorial Day | Campus closed |
| May 29 | JTFGB Grant Presentation Ceremony | |
| June 2 | Graduation/Ordination (Yom Yerushalayim) | |
| June 4- July 28 | School of Jewish Music Prayer Leader Summer Institute | |
| June 9-10 | Shavuot | Campus closed |
| June 17 | First day of summer classes |