Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2022-2023
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 | |
| Friday, 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 Semester
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 | Hebrew College 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 | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday, March 6 | Erev Purim | Hebrew College closes at 1 pm |
| Tuesday, March 7 | Purim | Hebrew College closed |
| Thursday, March 23 | Monday classes held | |
| Friday, March 24 | Ordination Programs' Yom Iyyun, no ordination classes held | |
| Wednesday, April 5 | Erev Pesach (Passover) | Hebrew College closed |
| Thursday - Friday, April 6-7 | Pesach | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday, April 10 | Intermediate days of Pesach, no classes held | Hebrew College open |
| Tuesday, April 11 | Erev end of Pesach, no classes held | Hebrew College closes at 1 pm |
| Wednesday - Thursday, April 12-13 | End days of Pesach | Hebrew College closed |
| Friday, April 14 | No classes held | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday, April 17 | Patriot's Day, no classes held | Hebrew College closed |
| Tuesday, April 18 | Yom HaShoah | |
| Tuesday, April 25 | Yom HaZikaron | |
| Wednesday, April 26 | Yom HaAtzma’ut, no morning classes held | |
| Wednesday, May 10 | Ordination programs' capstones and blessings, no morning classes held | |
| 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 | Hebrew College closes at 1 pm |
| Friday, May 26 | Shavuot | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday, May 29 | Memorial Day | Hebrew College closed |
| Tuesday, May 30 | Spring semester grades due | |
| Thursday, June 1 | Master's thesis presentations | |
| Sunday, June 4 | Graduation and ordination |
Academic Calendar 2023-2024
Summer Semester 2023
Summer Semester 2023: June 12-Aug. 18
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, June 12 | First day of summer semester classes | |
| Monday, June 19 | Juneteenth, no classes held | Hebrew College closed |
| Tuesday, June 20 | Last day of Add/Drop period | |
| Monday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 4 | Independence Day | Hebrew College closed for long weekend |
| Wednesday, July 26 | Erev Tisha B'av | Hebrew College closes at 1 pm |
| Thursday, July 27 | Tisha B'av | Hebrew College closed |
| Friday, August 11 | Last day of instruction, summer semester classes | |
| Monday - Friday, August 14-18 | Final exam period; all work must be turned in by 1 pm on Friday | |
| Friday, August 18 | Last day of summer semester | |
| Friday, August 25 | Summer semester grades due |
Fall Semester 2023
Fall Semester 2023: Aug. 21-Dec. 22
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday-Friday, August 21–25 | Ordination students’ Orientation and Elul programs | |
| Monday, August 28 | First day of fall semester classes | |
| Monday, September 4 | Labor Day | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday, September 11 | Last day of Add/Drop period | |
| Friday, September 15 | Erev Rosh Hashanah | Hebrew College closed |
| Saturday-Sunday, September 16-17 | Rosh Hashanah | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday-Friday, September 18-22 | No classes held | Hebrew College open |
| Sunday, September 24 | Erev Yom Kippur | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday, September 25 | Yom Kippur | Hebrew College closed |
| Tuesday, September 26 | No classes held | Hebrew College open |
| Friday, September 29 | Erev Sukkot, classes held | |
| Saturday-Sunday, September 30-October 1 | Sukkot | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday-Thursday, October 2-5 | Intermediate days of Sukkot, classes held | Hebrew College open |
| Friday, October 6 | Hoshanah Rabbah, no ordination classes held | Hebrew College open |
| Saturday-Sunday, October 7-8 | Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday, October 9 | Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day, classes held | Hebrew College open |
| Monday, November 13 | Ta Sh’ma Open House for prospective ordination students, no regular ordination classes held | |
| Wednesday, November 22 | Day before Thanksgiving, classes held | Hebrew College closes at 1 pm |
| Thursday-Friday, November 23–24 | Thanksgiving holiday | Hebrew College closed |
| Thursday-Friday, December 7-15 | Hanukkah, classes held | Hebrew College open |
| Friday, December 15 | Last day of instruction, fall semester classes | |
| Monday-Friday, December 18-22 | Final exam period; all work must be turned in by 1 pm on Friday | |
| Friday, December 22 | Last day of fall semester | |
| Monday, December 25, 2023 – Monday, January 1, 2024 | Winter Break | Hebrew College closed |
| Tuesday, January 2, 2024 | Hebrew College reopens | |
| Friday, January 5, 2024 | Fall semester grades due | |
Spring Semester 2024
Spring Semester 2024: Jan. 29 -May 17
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, January 2, 2024 | Hebrew College reopens | |
| Friday, January 5 | Fall semester grades due | |
| Monday, January 15 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Hebrew College closed |
| Tuesday - Friday, January 16-19 | Ordination programs’ January Intensive Seminars | |
| Monday-Friday, January 22-26 | Ordination programs’ Winter Seminar | |
| Monday, January 29 | First day of spring semester classes | |
| Monday, February 12 | Last day of Add/Drop period | |
| Monday, February 19 | Presidents’ Day | Hebrew College closed |
| Thursday, March 21 | Monday classes held | |
| Sunday, March 24 | Purim | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday, April 15 | Patriot's Day, no classes held | Hebrew College closed, |
| Monday, April 22 | Erev Pesach (Passover), no classes held | Hebrew College closed |
| Tuesday-Wednesday, April 23-24 | Pesach | Hebrew College closed |
| Thursday-Friday, April 25-26 | Intermediate days of Pesach, no classes held | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday-Tuesday, April 29-30 | End days of Pesach | Hebrew College closed |
| Monday, May 6 | Yom HaShoah | |
| Wednesday, May 8 | Ordination programs' Capstones and Blessings, no morning classes held | |
| Friday, May 10 | Last day of instruction, spring semester classes | |
| Monday-Friday, May 13-17 | Final exam period; all work must be turned in by 1 pm on Friday | |
| Monday, May 13 | Yom HaZikaron | |
| Tuesday, May 14 | Yom Ha'Atzmaut | |
| Friday, May 17 | Last day of spring semester | |
| Thursday, May 23 | Master's Thesis presentations | |
| Friday, May 24 | Spring semester grades due | |
| Monday, May 27 | Memorial Day | Hebrew College closed |
| Sunday, June 2 | Graduation and Ordination | |
| Tuesday, June 11 | Erev Shavuot | Hebrew College closes at 1 pm |
| Wednesday-Thursday, June 12-13 | Shavuot | Hebrew College closed |