Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2025-2026
Summer 2026
Summer 2026: June 19-July 23
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, June 19 | Juneteenth | Campus closed |
| Friday, July 3 | Day before Independence Day | Campus closed |
| Wednesday, July 22 | Erev Tish’a B’Av | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Thursday, July 23 | Tisha B'av | Campus closed |
Fall 2026
Fall Semester 2026: Aug. 31-Dec. 23
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 24 – Friday, August 28 | Ordination students’ orientation and Elul programs | |
| Monday, August 31 | First day of fall semester classes (including Jewish education module 1 classes) | |
| Monday, September 7 | Labor Day | Campus closed |
| Tuesday, September 8 | Last day of add/drop period for Jewish education module 1 classes | |
| Thursday, September 10 | Last day of add/drop period for ordination students | |
| Friday, September 11 | Erev Rosh Hashanah | Campus closed |
| Monday, September 14-Friday, September 18 | No Rabbinic in-person classes held | Campus open |
| Monday, September 21 | Yom Kippur | Campus closed |
| Tuesday, September 22 | No rabbinic in-person classes held | Campus open |
| Wednesday, September 23 | Last day of add/drop period for ordination students | |
| Friday, September 25 | Erev Sukkot | |
| Saturday-Sunday, September 26-27 | Sukkot | Campus closed |
| Monday-Friday, September 28-October 2 | Intermediate days of Sukkot, classes held | Campus open |
| Friday, October 2 | Hoshana Rabbah/no ordination classes held | Campus open |
| Saturday-Sunday, October 3-4 | Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah | Campus closed |
| Monday, October 12 | Indigenous People’s Day / Columbus Day | Campus open |
| Wednesday, October 21 | Last day of Jewish Education Module 1 classes | |
| Tuesday, October 27 | First day of Jewish education module 2 classes/ No ordination classes held; Leadership Workshop | |
| Wednesday, October 28 | First day of Prayer Leadership Module 1 | |
| Wednesday, November 11 | Veterans Day, classes held | Campus open |
| Monday, November 16 | Ta Sh’ma Open House for prospective ordination students; no regular ordination classes in the morning only | |
| Wednesday, November 25 | Day before Thanksgiving | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Thursday & Friday, November 26-27 | Thanksgiving holiday | Campus closed |
| Wednesday, December 16 | Last day of instruction, fall semester classes | |
| Thursday-Wednesday, December 17-23 | Final exam period | |
| Wednesday, December 23 | Last day of fall semester | |
| Thursday, December 24, 2026 – Friday, January 1, 2026 | Winter break | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday, January 4, 2026 | Hebrew College reopens |
Winter/Spring 2027
Winter/Spring Semester 2027: Jan. 20 -May 14
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, January 4 | Hebrew College reopens | |
| Monday, January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Campus closed |
| Tuesday – Friday, January 19-22 | Ordination programs’ January Intensive Seminars | |
| Monday – Friday, January 25-29 | Ordination programs’ Winter Seminar | |
| Monday, February 1 | First day of spring semester classes (including Jewish education module 3 classes) | |
| Friday, February 5 | Last day of add/drop period for Jewish education module 3 classes | |
| Monday, February 15 | President's Day | Campus closed |
| Tuesday, February 16 | Last day of add/drop period for ordination students | |
| Wednesday, March 17 | Last day of Jewish Education Module 3 classes | |
| Monday, March 22 | Erev Purim /First day of Jewish education module 4 classes | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Tuesday, March 23 | Purim | Campus closed |
| Friday, March 26 | Last day of add/drop period for Jewish education module 4 classes | |
| Monday, April 19 | Patriot’s Day/no classes held | campus closed |
| Wednesday, April 21 | Erev Pesach | Campus closed |
| Thursday-Friday, April 22-23 | Pesach | Campus closed |
| Monday-Tuesday, April 26-27 | Intermediate days of Pesach, no classes held | Campus open |
| Tuesday, April 27 | Pesach | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Wednesday-Friday, April 28-30 | Pesach | Campus Closed |
| Tuesday, May 4 | Yom HaShoah, classes held | Campus open |
| Tuesday, May 11 | Yom HaZikaron, classes held | Campus open |
| Wednesday, May 12 | Yom HaAtzma’ut, no morning classes held | Campus open |
| Thursday, May 13 | Ordination programs Capstones & Blessings, no morning classes | |
| Friday, May 14 | Last day of instruction, spring semester classes | |
| Monday - Friday, May 17-21 | Final exam period; all work turned in by 1 pm on 5/21 | |
| Friday, May 21 | Last day of spring semester | |
| Tuesday, May 25 | Master’s Thesis presentations | |
| Monday, May 31 | Memorial Day | Campus closed |
| Sunday, June 6 | Graduation and Ordination | |
| Thursday, June 10 | Erev Shavuot | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Friday-Saturday, June 11-12 | Shavuot | Campus closed |
| Friday, June 18 | Campus closed | |
| Saturday, June 19 | Juneteenth | Campus closed |