Table
Day |
Date |
|---|---|
First Day of Fall Semester |
Sunday, October 27, 2019 |
Hannukah Break |
Sunday, December 29, 2019 (On all other days of Hannukah, classes will end at 4pm) |
Tenth of Tevet Fast |
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 (No Classes) |
Final Day of Fall Semester |
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 |
Winter Break |
Wednesday, January 29 - Tuesday, March 3 (inclusive), 2020 |
First Day of Spring Semester |
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 |
Purim Break |
Monday, March 9 - Wednesday, March 11 (inclusive), 2020 |
Passover Break |
Wednesday, April 1 - Friday, April 17 (inclusive), 2020 |
Back to University |
Sunday, April 19, 2020 |
Yom HaZikaron (National Memorial Day) |
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 |
Israeli Independence Day |
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 |
Jerusalem Day |
Friday, May 22, 2020 (No Classes) |
Shavuot (Pentecost) Holiday |
Thursday, April 28 - Friday, April 29 (inclusive), 2020 |
Student Day |
(Cancelled as per Israeli Ministry of Health regulations) |
Final Day of Spring Semester |
Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
Final Exams Begin |
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 |
Finals Exams End |
Friday, July 31, 2020 |
Summer Semester |
Sunday, August 2 - Thursday, September 17, 2020 |
First Day of Fall Semester, 2020-2021 Academic Year |
Sunday, October 18, 2020 |
מועדים של המגזר הלא-יהודי עד סוף שנה"ל תש"פ (בכפוף לנוהל המצ"ב)
Notes:
During memorial services (National Memorial Day, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial) all BIU libraries will be closed.
On Sunday, November 10, 2019, from 12:00pm- 2:00pm, a memorial assembly will be held for the remembrance of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. There will be no studies at this time.
On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Monday, April 20, 2020, classes will end at 6:00pm.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Tuesday, April 21, from 12:00pm- 2:00pm, a memorial assembly will be held. There will be no studies at this time.
On the eve of Israel’s National Memorial Day, Monday, April 27, 2020, there will be no studies between 12:00pm- 2:00pm, due to the holding of a memorial assembly. On that day, classes will end at 5:00pm.
On the eve of Jerusalem Day, Thursday, May 21, 2020, classes will end at 6:00pm.
Exams for mandatory Jewish courses will take place in the last week and a half of the semester break.
Special dates for the fall semester exams will take place on Sunday, May 17, Thursday, May 21, and Sunday May 24, 2020.
Special dates for the spring semester exams will take place on Thursday, October 15, Friday, October 16, and Sunday, October 18, 2020.
Afternoon prayer times in the synagogue: 12:30pm, 1:35pm, 2:30pm, 3:35pm
Evening prayer times in the synagogue: 5:35pm (winter), 7:35pm