Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2024-2025
Summer 2025
Summer 2025: June 2-Aug. 24
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, June 2 | Erev Shavuot | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Monday-Tuesday, June 2-3 | Shavuot | Campus closed |
| Thursday, June 19 | Juneteenth | Campus closed |
| Friday, July 4 | Independence Day | Campus closed |
| Saturday, August 2 | Erev Tish鈥檃 B鈥橝v | |
| Sunday, August 3 | Tisha B'av | Campus closed |
Fall 2025
Fall Semester 2025: Aug. 25-Dec. 24
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 25 鈥� Friday, August 29 | Ordination students鈥� orientation and Elul programs | |
| Monday, September 1 | Labor Day | Campus closed |
| Tuesday, September 2 | First day of fall semester classes (including Jewish education module 1 classes) | |
| Monday, September 8 | Last day of add/drop period for Jewish education module 1 classes | |
| Monday, September 15 | Last day of add/drop period for ordination students | |
| Monday, September 22 | Erev Rosh Hashanah | Campus closed |
| Tuesday-Wednesday, September 23-24 | Rosh Hashanah | Campus closed |
| Thursday-Tuesday, September 25-30 | No RABBINIC in-person classes held | Campus open |
| Wednesday, October 1 | Erev Yom Kippur, no classes held | Campus closed |
| Thursday, October 2 | Yom Kippur | Campus closed |
| Friday, October 3 | No classes held | Campus open |
| Monday, October 6 | Erev Sukkot | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Tuesday-Wednesday, October 7-8 | Sukkot | Campus closed |
| Thursday-Friday, October 9-10 | Intermediate days of Sukkot, classes held | Campus open |
| Monday, October 13 | Hoshana Rabbah & Columbus Day/Indigenous People鈥檚 Day no ordination classes held | Campus open |
| Tuesday-Wednesday, October 14-15 | Shmini Atzeret & Simchat Torah | Campus closed |
| Wednesday, October 22 | Last day of Jewish Education Module 1 classes | |
| Tuesday, October 28 | First day of Jewish education module 2 classes | |
| Wednesday, October 29 | First day of Prayer Leadership Module 1 | |
| Tuesday, November 4 | Last day of add/drop period for Jewish education module 2 classes | |
| Tuesday, November 11 | Veterans Day, classes held | Campus open |
| Monday, November 17 | Ta Sh鈥檓a Open House for prospective ordination students, no regular morning ordination classes | |
| Wednesday, November 26 | Day before Thanksgiving, classes held | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Thursday & Friday, November 27-28 | Thanksgiving holiday | Campus closed |
| Wednesday, December 17 | Last day of instruction, fall semester classes | |
| Thursday-Wednesday, December 18-24 | Final exam period; all work must be turned in by 1:00 pm on Wednesday | |
| Wednesday, December 24 | Last day of fall semester (exam/project work submitted online) | Campus Closed |
| Wednesday, December 24, 2025 鈥� Friday, January 2, 2026 | Winter break | Campus closed |
| Monday, January 5, 2026 | 鲸鱼传媒 reopens | |
| Friday, January 9, 2026 | Fall semester grades due |
Winter/Spring 2026
Winter/Spring Semester 2026: Jan. 5 -May 31
| Date | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, January 5 | 鲸鱼传媒 reopens | |
| Friday, January 9 | Fall semester grades due | |
| Monday, January 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Campus closed |
| Tuesday 鈥� Friday, January 20-23 | Ordination programs鈥� January Intensive Seminars | |
| Monday 鈥� Friday, January 26-30 | Ordination programs鈥� Winter Seminar | |
| Monday, February 2 | First day of spring semester classes | |
| Friday, February 6 | Last day of add/drop period for Jewish education module 3 classes | |
| Monday, February 16 | President's Day | Campus closed |
| Tuesday, February 17 | Last day of add/drop period | |
| Monday, March 2 | Erev Purim | Campus closes at 1 pm |
| Tuesday, March 3 | Purim | Campus closed |
| Wednesday, March 18 | Last day of Jewish Education Module 3 classes | |
| Monday, March 23 | First day of Jewish education module 4 classes | |
| Friday, March 27 | Last day of add/drop period for Jewish education module 4 classes | |
| Wednesday, April 1 | Erev Pesach | Campus closed |
| Thursday-Friday, April 2-3 | Pesach | Campus closed |
| Monday-Tuesday, April 6-7 | Intermediate days of Pesach, no classes held | Campus open |
| Wednesday-Friday, April 8-10 | Pesach | Campus Closed |
| Tuesday, April 14 | Yom HaShoah, classes held | Campus open |
| Tuesday, April 21 | Yom HaZikaron, classes held | Campus open |
| Wednesday, April 22 | Yom HaAtzma鈥檜t, no morning classes held | Campus open |
| Monday, April 20 | Patriot鈥檚 Day, no classes held | Campus closed |
| Thursday, May 7 | Ordination programs' capstones and blessings, no classes held | |
| Tuesday, May 12 | Last day of instruction, spring semester classes | |
| Wednesday-Wednesday, May 13-20 | Final exam period; all work must be turned in by 5 pm on 5/14 | |
| Wednesday, May 20 | Last day of spring semester | |
| Friday-Saturday, May 22-23 | Shavuot | Campus closed |
| Monday, May 25 | Memorial Day | Campus closed |
| Wednesday, May 27 | Spring semester grades due by 5 pm | |
| Sunday, May 31 | Graduation and Ordination |