Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2021-2022
Winter/Spring Semester
Winter/Spring Semester 2022:Jan.3-May 20
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, January 3 | Campus Reopens | |
| Friday, January 7 | Fall semester grades due | |
| Monday, January 17 | Martin Luther King Day | Campus closed |
| Tuesday - Friday, January 18-21 | Ordination programs’ January Intensive Seminars | |
| Monday - Friday, January 24-28 | Ordination programs’ Winter Seminar | |
| Monday, January 31 | First day of spring semester classes | |
| Monday, February 14 | Last day of Add/Drop period | |
| Monday, February 21 | Presidents’ Day | Campus closed |
| Wednesday, March 2 | Yom Iyyun, no ordination program classes held | |
| Wednesday, March 16 | Erev Purim | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Thursday, March 17 | Purim | Campus closed |
| **Tuesday, March 22 | Thursday classes held **updated | |
| **Thursday, April 7 | Yom Iyyun, no ordination program classes held ** updated | |
| **Friday, April 8 | Annual Miller Center Pre-Pesach/Pre-Easter Program, no ordination program classes held **updated | |
| Friday, April 15 | Erev Pesach (Passover) | Campus closed |
| Monday - Wednesday, April 18-20 | Intermediate days of Pesach, no classes held | Campus open |
| Thursday, April 21 | Erev end of Pesach, no classes held | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Friday, April 22 | End of Pesach | Campus closed |
| Thursday, April 28 | Yom HaShoah | |
| Tuesday, May 3 | Ordination programs Capstones and Blessings | |
| Wednesday, May 4 | Yom HaZikaron | |
| Thursday, May 5 | Yom HaAtzma’ut, no morning classes held | |
| Friday, May 13 | Last day of instruction, spring semester classes | |
| Monday-Friday, May 16-20 | Final Exam period; all work must be turned in by 1:00 pm on Friday | |
| Friday, May 20 | End of spring semester | |
| Thursday, May 26 | Master’s Thesis presentations | |
| Friday, May 27 | Spring semester grades due | |
| Sunday, May 29 | Graduation and Ordination | |
| Monday, May 30 | Memorial Day | Campus closed |
| Wednesday, June 1 | JTFGB Grant Ceremony | |
| Saturday, June 4 | Erev Shavuot | |
| Sunday - Monday, June 5-6 | Shavuot | Campus closed |
Academic Calendar 2022-2023
Summer Semester
Summer 2022: June 13-Aug. 19
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, June 13 | First day of summer semester classes | |
| Monday, June 20 | Juneteenth observed, no classes held | Campus closed |
| Tuesday, June 21 | Last day of add/drop period | |
| Monday, July 4 | Independence Day, no classes held | Campus closed |
| Monday - Friday, July 18-22 | On-campus sessions of summer Jewish Studies course | |
| Monday - Friday, July 25-29 | On-campus sessions of summer Jewish Education course | |
| Saturday, August 6 | Erev Tisha B'av | |
| Sunday, August 7 | Tisha B'av | |
| Friday, August 12 | Last day of instruction, summer semester classes | |
| Monday - Friday, August 15-19 | Final exam period; all work must be turned in by 1:00 pm on Friday | |
| Friday, August 19 | Last day of summer semester | |
| Friday, August 26 | Summer semester grades due |
Fall Semester
Fall Semester 2022: Aug. 22-Dec. 23
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday - Friday, August 22 – 26 | Ordination students’ orientation and Elul programs | |
| Monday, August 29 | First day of fall semester classes | |
| Monday, September 5 | Labor Day | Campus closed |
| Monday, September 12 | Last day of Add/Drop period | |
| Sunday, September 25 | Erev Rosh Hashanah | Campus closed |
| Monday - Tuesday, September 26-27 | Rosh Hashanah | Campus closed |
| Wednesday, September 28 - Tuesday, October 4 | No classes held | Campus open |
| Tuesday, October 4 | Erev Yom Kippur, no classes held | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Wednesday, October 5 | Yom Kippur | Campus closed |
| Thursday - Friday, October 6-7 | No classes held | Campus open |
| Sunday, October 9 | Erev Sukkot, classes held | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Monday - Tuesday, October 10-11 | Sukkot | Campus closed |
| Wednesday - Friday, October 12-14 | Intermediate days of Sukkot, classes held | Campus open |
| Monday - Tuesday, October 17-18 | Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah | Campus closed |
| Wednesday, October 26 | Monday classes held | |
| Thursday, November 3 | Monday classes held | |
| Thursday, November 11 | Veterans Day, classes held | Campus open |
| Monday, November 14 | Ta Sh’ma Open House for prospective ordination students, no regular ordination classes held | |
| Wednesday, November 23 | Day before Thanksgiving, classes held | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Thursday - Friday, November 24 – 25 | Thanksgiving holiday | Campus closed |
| Friday, December 16 | Last day of instruction, fall semester classes | |
| Monday - Friday, December 19-23 | Final exam period; all work must be turned in by 1:00 pm on Friday | |
| Friday, December 23 | Last day of fall semester | |
| December 26, 2022 –January 2, 2023 | Hebrew College closed | Campus closed |
| Tuesday, January 3, 2023 | Hebrew College reopens – stay tuned for details on the move to our new campus! | |
| Friday, January 6, 2023 | Fall semester grades due |
Winter/Spring
Winter/Spring Semester 2023:Jan. 3 -May 19
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, January 3 | Hebrew College reopens -- stay tuned for details on the move to our new campus! | |
| Friday, January 6 | Fall semester grades due | |
| Monday, January 16 | Martin Luther King Day | Campus closed |
| Tuesday - Friday, January 17-20 | Ordination programs’ January Intensive Seminars | |
| Monday - Friday, January 23-27 | Ordination programs’ Winter Seminar | |
| Monday, January 30 | First day of spring semester classes | |
| Monday, February 13 | Last day of Add/Drop period | |
| Monday, February 20 | Presidents’ Day | Campus closed |
| Monday, March 6 | Erev Purim | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Tuesday, March 7 | Purim | Campus closed |
| Thursday, March 23 | Yom Iyyun, no ordination program classes held | |
| Friday, March 24 | Monday afternoon classes held | |
| Wednesday, April 5 | Erev Pesach (Passover) | Campus closed |
| Thursday - Friday, April 6-7 | Pesach | |
| Monday, April 10 | Intermediate days of Pesach, no classes held | Campus open |
| Tuesday, April 11 | Erev end of Pesach, no classes held | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Wednesday - Thursday, April 12-13 | End days of Pesach | Campus closed |
| Friday, April 14 | No classes held | Campus closed |
| Monday, April 17 | Patriot's Day, no classes held | Campus closed |
| Tuesday, April 18 | Yom HaShoah | |
| Tuesday, April 25 | Yom HaZikaron | |
| Wednesday, April 26 | Yom HaAtzma’ut, no morning classes held | |
| Tuesday, May 9 | Ordination programs' capstones and blessings | |
| Friday, May 12 | Last day of instruction, spring semester classes | |
| Monday-Friday, May 15-19 | Final exam period; all work must be turned in by 1:00 pm on Friday | |
| Friday, May 19 | End of spring semester | |
| Thursday, May 25 | Erev Shavuot | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Friday, May 26 | Shavuot | Campus closed |
| Monday, May 29 | Memorial Day | Campus closed |
| Tuesday, May 30 | Spring semester grades due | |
| Thursday, June 1 | Master's thesis presentations | |
| Sunday, June 4 | Graduation and ordination |