Academic Calendar
Summer 2021: June 14-Aug. 20 (10 Weeks)
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, June 14 | First Day of Summer Classes | |
| Monday, June 21 | End of Add/Drop period for summer classes | |
| Sunday, July 4 | Independence Day | |
| Monday, July 5 | Independence Day observed | Campus closed |
| Saturday, July 17 | Erev Tish'a B'av | |
| Sunday, July 18 | Tish'a B'av | Campus closed |
| Friday, August 13 | Last day of summer classes | |
| Friday, August 20 | Last day to turn in final exams and papers | |
| Friday, August 27 | Summer semester grades due |
Fall Semester 2021: Aug. 23-Dec. 24
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday - Friday, August 23 – 27 | Ordination students’ Orientation and Elul programs | |
| Monday, August 30 | First Day of Fall Semester Classes | |
| Monday, September 6 | Labor Day and Erev Rosh Hashanah | Campus closed |
| Tuesday - Wednesday, September 7 – 8 | Rosh Hashanah | Campus closed |
| Thursday - Friday, September 9 – 10, Monday - Tuesday, September 13-14 | No classes held | Campus open |
| Wednesday, September 15 | Erev Yom Kippur, no classes held | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Thursday, September 16 | Yom Kippur | Campus closed |
| Friday, September 17 | No classes held | Campus open |
| Monday, September 20 | Erev Sukkot, classes held | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Tuesday - Wednesday, September 21 – 22 | Sukkot | Campus closed |
| Thursday - Friday, September 23 – 24 | Intermediate days of Sukkot, classes held | Campus open |
| Friday, September 24 | Last day of Add/Drop period | |
| Monday, September 27 | Hoshanah Rabbah, no classes held | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Tuesday - Wednesday, September 28 – 29 | Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah | Campus closed |
| Thursday, September 30 | Classes held | Campus open |
| Friday-Saturday, October 8-9 | Local Shabbaton for Ordination Students | |
| Monday, October 11 | Columbus Day, classes held | Campus open |
| Thursday, October 28 | Monday classes held | |
| Friday, October 29 | Wednesday classes held | |
| Thursday, November 11 | Veterans Day, classes held | Campus open |
| Monday - Tuesday, November 15-16 | Ta Sh’ma Open House for prospective ordination students | |
| Wednesday, November 24 | Day before Thanksgiving | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Thursday - Friday, November 25 – 26 | Thanksgiving Holiday | Campus closed |
| Friday, December 17 | Last Day of Fall Semester Classes | |
| Thursday, December 23 | Last day to turn in final exams and papers | |
| Friday, December 24 | Winter Break begins | Campus closes at 1 PM |
| Friday - Sunday, December 24, 2021 –January 2, 2022 | Winter break | Campus closed |
| Friday, January 7, 2022 | Fall semester grades due |
Winter/Spring Semester 2022:Jan.3-May 27
| 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 7 | 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, April 5 | Yom Iyyun, no ordination program classes held | |
| Friday, April 15 | Erev Pesach | 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 Spring Semester Classes | |
| Friday, May 20 | Last day to turn in final exams and papers | |
| 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 |
| Saturday, June 4 | Erev Shavuot | |
| Sunday - Monday, June 5-6 | Shavuot | Campus closed |