Calendar for the 2018/2019 academic year

Fall Semester

First day of the semester: Sunday, October 14th, 2018

Opening ceremony: Wednesday, October 17th, 2018 (12:00-14:00)

Psychometric exam: Friday, December 7th, 2018

Sunday, December 9th, 2018

Hanukkah break: Sunday, December 9th, 2018

Christmas break: Tuesday, December 25th, 2018

End of Fall Semester: Friday, January 18th, 2019

Fall Semester exams: 1st Sunday, January 20th, to Friday, February 8th, 2019

2nd Sunday, February 10th, to Friday, February 22nd, 2019

Spring Semester

First day of the semester: Sunday, February 24th, 2019

Ta'anit Esther: Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 (classes will be held until 18:00)

Purrim break: Thursday, March 21st, 2019

Psychometric exam: Wednesday-Thursday, April 17th-18th, 2019

Passover break: Wednesday, April 17th, to Friday, April 26th, 2019

Studies will resume on Sunday, April 28th, 2019

Holocaust Memorial Day: Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 (classes will be held until 18:00)

Holocaust Memorial ceremony: Thursday, May 2nd, 2019 (12:00-14:00)

IDF Memorial Day ceremony: Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 (12:00-14:00; classes will be held until 18:00)

IDF Memorial Day (no classes): Wednesday, May 8th, 2019

Independence Day break: Thursday, May 9th, 2019

Student Day: To be determined

Shavu'ot (Pentecost) break: Sunday, June 9th, 2019

End of Spring Semester: Friday, June 14th, 2019

Spring Semester exams: 1st Sunday, June 16th, to Friday, July 5th, 2019

2nd Sunday, July 7th, to Friday, July 19th, 2019

First day of Summer Semester: Sunday, July 14th, 2019

Ramadan break: To be determined

9th of Av fast (no classes): Sunday, August 11th, 2019

End of Summer Semester: Friday, September 6th, 2019

Summer Semester exams: 1st Sunday, September 8th, to Friday, September 20th, 2019

2nd Wednesday, October 2nd, to Thursday, October 10th, 2019 (extendable to

October 25th)

Breaks

Rosh Ha'Shana break: Sunday, September 29th, to Tuesday, October 1st, 2019

Yom Kippur break: Tuesday-Wednesday, October 8th-9th, 2019

Sukkot break: Sunday, October 13th, to Monday, October 21st, 2019

First day of 2019-2020 Academic year: October 27th, 2019

Due to the above mentioned breaks, those enrolled in classes taking place on Thursdays will have an extra day of
classes on Monday, June 10th, 2019, and those taking classes on Mondays will have their last class on June 3rd, 2019.