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Academic schedule

First Day of Classes

Sunday, 11.10.2026

Hanukkah Break

From Friday, 4.12.2026, until Monday 7.12.2026

Tenth of Tevet fast (no classes)

Sunday, 20.12.2026

Last day of First Semester

Sunday, 17.1.2027

Semester A Exam Break

From Monday, 18.1.2027, until Sunday 28.2.2027

First Day of Semester B

Monday, 1.3.2027

Purim Break

From Monday 22.3.2027, until Wednesday 24.3.2027

Passover Break

From Sunday 18.4.2027, until Friday 30.4.2027

Memorial Day and Independence Day

From Tuesday 11.5.2027, until Wednesday 12.5.2027

Jerusalem Day Break

Friday, 4.6.2027

Shavuot Break

From Thursday 10.6.2027, until Friday 11.6.2027

Last day of Semester B

Friday, 25.6.2027 

Second Semester Exam Break

From Sunday, 27.6.2027, until Friday, 13.8.2027

17th of Tammuz Fast (No Exams)

Thursday, 22.7.27

Fast of Tisha B’Av (No Exams)

Thursday, 12.8.2027 

Summer Semester

From Sunday, 15.8.2027, until Friday 24.9.2027

First Day of Academic Year 2027-8

Sunday, October, 31.10.2027

  • On the days of Hanukkah candle lighting, classes will end at 4:00 PM.
  • The libraries will be closed during memorial ceremonies.
  • A memorial ceremony for Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin ZL, which has been rescheduled earlier, will take place on Thursday, October 22, 2026, between 11:00 AM and 12:00 PM. No classes will be held during this time.
  • On the eve of Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day, Monday, May 3, 2027, classes will end at 6:00 PM.
  • On Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance Day, Tuesday, May 4, 2027, a memorial ceremony will take place between 11:00 AM and 12:00 PM. No classes will be held during this time.
  • On the eve of Memorial Day for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers, Monday, May 10, 2027, a memorial ceremony will take place between 11:00 AM and 12:00 PM. No classes will be held during this time. Classes will end at 6:00 PM.
  • On the eve of Jerusalem Day, Thursday, June 3, 2027, classes will end at 6:00 PM.