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Academic schedule for year

First day of academic year

Wednesday, 30.10.2024

Hanukkah

Sunday, 29.12.2024 - Monday, 30.12.2024

Tenth of Tevet fast

Friday, 10.1.2025

Last day of first semester

Monday, 3.2.2025

Final exams

Tuesday, 4.2.2025 - Wednesday, 12.3.2025

Purim

Thursday, 13.3.2025 -  Friday, 14.3.2025

First day of second semester

Sunday, 16.3.2025

Passover

Wednesday, 9.4.2025 - Sunday, 20.4.2025

Memorial Day and Independence Day

Wednesday, 30.4.2025 - Thursday, 1.5.2025

Jerusalem Day

Monday, 26.5.2025

Shavuot

Sunday, 1.6.2025 - Tuesday, 3.6.5025

Last day of second semester

Thursday, 3.7.2025

Final exams

Friday, 4.7.2025 - Tuesday, 5.8.2025

17th of Tammuz fast

Sunday, 13.7.2025

Tish'a B'Av fast

Sunday, 3.8.2025

Summer semester

Wednesday 6.8.2025 - Friday, 19.9.2025

First day of academic year

Thursday, 23.10.2026

  • .Classes will end at 4:00 pm during Hanukkah

  • Libraries will be closed during memorial ceremonies.
  • Classes will end at 6:00 pm on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day and Memorial Day.
  • On Holocaust Remembrance Day, 24.4.2025, a memorial ceremony will be held between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm. No classes will be held during these hours.
  • On Sunday, 27.4.25, a memorial ceremony for Israel's fallen soldiers will be held between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm. No classes will be held during these hours.
  • On the eve of Memorial Day for Israel's fallen soldiers, Tuesday, 29.4.2025, classes will end at 6:00 PM.
  • On the eve of Jerusalem Day, Tuesday, 25.5.2025, classes will end at 6:00 pm.
  • On Sunday, 16.3.2025, Jerusalem residents are exempt from attendance from 12:00.
  • Academic Year Opening event will be held on November 6, between 12:00-14:00. No classes will be held. 
  • On Wednesday, 12th of November 2024, between 11:00-12:00, a memorial assembly for Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin will be held. There will be no classes during this hour.

*Muslim and Circassian Holidays: 

Ramadan: From Saturday 1.3.25 and until Sunday, 30.03.25

Eid "Al-Fitr" - Eid "Al-Fitr": From Monday 31.3.25 and until Wednesday, 02.04.25

Eid Al-Adha: From Friday 6.6.25 and until Monday, 9.6.25

Mawlid: Friday. 5.9.25

Islamic New Year: Friday, 27.6.25

**Christian Holidays: 

Christmas: From Tuesday 24.12.25, and until Wednesday 25.12.25

New Year: From Tuesday 31.12.24 and until Wednesday, 1.1.25

Easter: From Sunday, 20.4.25, and until Tuesday, 22.4.25

The Feast of the Epiphany: Monday, 1.6.25

***Druze Holidays: 

Eid Al-Adha: From Friday, 6.6.25, and until Monday 9.6.25

Ziyara: From Friday 25.4.25, and until Monday, 28.4.25 

Al-Khidr Festival: Saturday, 25.1.25

*There may be changes in the timing of holidays and the beginning of Ramadan for the Muslim community by one to two days: depending on the sighting of the moon according to Muslim tradition. Holiday eves are also important days, and should be considered as absence days.

 

**The dates vary according to different denominations: Catholic, Orthodox, Armenian. Holiday eves are also important days.

***The date of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) may change by one to two days - depending on the sighting of the moon. Holiday eves are also important days, and should be considered as absence days.