Academic Calendar
Fall Semester 2019: Sept. 9-Dec. 20
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 2 | Labor Day | Campus closed |
| Sept. 9 | Hakhel (9 a.m.) | |
| Sept. 9 | First day of fall classes | |
| Sept. 16 | Add/Drop period ends | |
| Sept. 29 | Erev Rosh Hashanah | Campus closes at 1pm |
| Sept. 30-October 1 | Rosh Hashanah | Campus closed |
| Oct. 2-8 | No classes: Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur | Campus open |
| Oct. 8 | Erev Yom Kippur | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| Oct. 9 | Yom Kippur | Campus closed |
| Oct. 13 | Erev Sukkot | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| Oct. 14-15 | Sukkot | Campus closed |
| Oct. 16 | Monday morning classes held/Wednesday afternoon classes held | |
| Oct. 17 | Tuesday Classes held | |
| Oct. 18 | Monday afternoon classes held | |
| Oct. 20 | Erev Shmini Atzeret | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| Oct. 21-22 | Shmini Atzeret/ Simchat Torah | Campus closed |
| Nov. 18-19 | Ta Sh'ma Ordination Open House & Day of Learning | |
| Nov. 27 | Day before Thanksgiving | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| Nov. 28-29 | Thanksgiving Holiday | Campus closed |
| Dec. 20 | Last day of fall classes | Campus open |
| Dec. 22 | Hanukkah begins | |
| Dec. 24 | Winter Break begins | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| Dec. 25-Jan. 1. 2020 | Winter break | Campus Closed |
Spring Semester 2020: Feb. 3-May 15
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 2 | Campus Reopens | |
| Jan. 20 | Martin Luther King Jr., Day | Campus closed |
| Jan. 21-24 | Seminar on Pluralism for Mekorot Introduction to Christianity Seminar for Shanah Aleph History and Practice of Islam Seminar for Shanah Bet | |
| Jan. 27- 28 | Rabbinical School Winter Seminar | |
| Feb. 3 | First day of spring classes | |
| Feb. 10 | Add/drop period ends | |
| Feb. 17 | President's Day | Campus closed |
| Feb. 26 | Yom Iyyun-Rosh Chodesh Adar | |
| March 9 | Erev Purim | Campus closes at 5 PM |
| March 10 | Purim | Campus closed |
| March 26 | Yom Iyyun-Rosh Chodesh Nisan | |
| April 8 | Erev Pesach; no classes | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| April 9-10 | Pesach; no classes | Campus closed |
| April 13 | No classes | Campus open |
| April 14 | Erev end of Pesach; no classes | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| April 15-16 | Last two days of Pesach | Campus closed |
| April 17 | No classes | Campus closed |
| April 21 | Yom HaShoah | |
| April 28 | Yom HaZikaron | |
| April 29 | Yom Iyyun - Yom HaAtzma'ut half day campus-wide day of learning | |
| May 15 | Last day of spring classes | |
| May 22 | Yom Yerushalayim | |
| May 25 | Memorial Day | Campus closed |
| May 28 | Erev Shavuot | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| May 29-30 | Shavuot | Campus closed |
| June 4 | Project/Thesis Presentation Day | |
| June 7 | Graduation & Ordination |
Summer 2020: June 9-Aug. 21
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| June 9-July 31 | Prayer Leader Summer Institute | |
| June 15 | First day of summer classes | |
| July 4 | Fourth of July Holiday | Campus closed |
| July 29 | Erev Tish'a B'av | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| July 30 | Tish'a B'av | Campus closed |
| Aug. 21 | Last day of summer classes | |
| Aug. 30-Sept. 4 | Rabbinical School Elul Minimester and Orientation | |
| Aug. 30-Sept. 4 | COSEL Elul Mimimester and Orientation | |
| Sept. 2-3 | Jewish Education and Jewish Studies Orientation | |
| Sept. 7 | Labor Day | Campus closed |