Academic Calendars

Academic Calendar 2024/25 

Teaching and Exam Procedures on Holidays and Fasts- Academic Year 2024-2025

First Semester 

Opening of Academic Year

Tuesday

29.10.2024

 

Vacation

Tuesday - Sunday
Christmas 25.12 and Hanukkah 29.12 included

24-29.12.2024

No classes or exams are held excluding MD Medicine and DMD- Dental medicine

End of first semester

 

Sunday

2.2.2025

Inclusive

Purim

Sunday

16.3.2025

[Exam period] No exams are held

 

Second Semester

Opening of second semester

Thursday

20.3.2025

 

Eid al- Fitr

Tuesday

1.4.2025

No classes or exams are held

On Wednesday 9.4.2025- on Mount Scopus campus only - classes will be asynchronous or via Zoom due to Psychometric exams.

Pesach vacation

Thursday -Saturday

10-19.4.2025

No classes or exams are held

Eve of Yom HaShoah
(Holocaust Memorial Day)

Wednesday

23.4.2025

Classes will end at 6 pm

On Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day)-Thursday 24.4.25 - no exams or tests are held.
There will be a break between 9:45-10:45 in all campuses (excluding Ein Kerem campus).

Eve of Memorial Day

Tuesday

29.4.2025

Classes will end at 4 pm

Memorial Day and Independence Day

Wednesday-Friday

30.4-2.5.2025

No classes or exams are held

Shavuot vacation

Sunday- Monday

1-2.6.2025

No classes or exams are held

End of second semester

Friday

4.7.2025

Inclusive

Tish'a b'Av (Fast day)

Sunday

3.8.2025

The university is closed

 

Next Academic year

The beginning of the Next Academic Year will be determined at a later date.

 

Academic Calendar 2023-24 

Updated: 4.12.23 

Teaching and Exam Procedures on Holidays and Fasts

 

 

First Semester 

Opening of Academic Year 

Sunday 

31.12.2023 

  

Municipal elections in Israel 

Tuesday 

27.2.2024 

No classes or exams are held 

End of first semester 

Sunday 

17.3.2024 

On 17.3.24 Classes will be taught according to the Study Program of Tuesdays. 

During exams period:  

Purim vacation  

Sunday- Monday 

24-25.3.2024 

No exams are held 

Eid al- Fitr 

Thursday 

11.4.2024 

No exams are held 

Pesach vacation 

Sunday - Monday 

21-29.4.2024 

No exams are held 

 

Second Semester 

Opening of second semester 

Sunday 

5.5.2024 

  Eve of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) Classes will end at 6 pm 

On Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day)-Monday 6.5.2024 - no exams or tests are held. There will be a break between 9:45-10:45 in all campuses (excluding  Ein Kerem campus).   

Eve of Memorial Day 

Sunday 

12.5.2024 

Classes will end at 4 pm 

 National Memorial Day and Independence Day  

Monday- Tuesday 

13-14.5.2024 

No classes or exams are held 

Shavuot vacation 

Tuesday- Wednesday 

11-12.6.2024 

No classes or exams are held 

Eid al-Adha   

Thursday 

20.6.2024 

No classes or exams are held 

On Sunday 21.7.2024 - Classes will be taught according to the Study Program of Tuesdays. 

End of second semester 

Thursday 

25.7.2024 

Inclusive 

Tish'a b'Av (Fast day) 

Tuesday 

13.8.2024 

The university is closed 

 

Next Academic Year - Tuesday 29.10.2024 

 

Teaching and Exam Procedures on Holidays and Fasts 

First Semester

Opening of Academic Year

Sunday

23.10.2022

 

Legislative elections for the 25th Knesset

Tuesday

1.11.2022

No classes or exams are held

Vacation

Monday-Saturday

19-24.12.2022

No classes or exams are held

Hanukkah Vacation

Sunday

25.12.2022

No classes or exams are held

Christmas 

Sunday

25.12.2022

No classes or exams are held

End of first semester

Friday

27.1.2023

 

Purim vacation 

Tuesday- Wednesday

7-8.3.2023

No classes or exams are held

Second Semester

Opening of second semester

Sunday

12.3.2023

 

Pesach vacation

Sunday-Saturday

2-15.4.2023

No classes or exams are held

Eve of Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day

Monday

17.4.2023

Classes will end at 6 pm

On Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day)-Tuesday 18.4.2023 - no exams or tests are held. There will be a break between 9:45-10:45 in all campuses (excluding Ein Karem where they have a daily break between 12:00-13:00). 

Eid al Fitr

Sunday

23.4.2023

No classes or exams are held

Eve of Memorial Day Memorial Day and Independence Day 

Monday -Wednesday

24-26.4.2023

No classes or exams are held

Students' Day

Wednesday

24.5.2023

Classes will end at 6 pm in Jerusalem

Classes will end at 5 pm in Rehovot

Shavuot vacation

Thursday Friday

25-26.5.2023

No classes or exams are held

Eid al-Adha  

Friday

30.6.2023

No classes or exams are held

End of second semester

Friday

30.6.2023

 

Tish'a b'Av

Sunday

27.7.2023

The university is closed

Next Academic Year

Beginning of the 2023/24 Academic Year – Sunday 15.10.2023

 

Teaching and Exam procedures on Holidays and Fasts 2021-22

First Semester 

Opening of Academic Year

Sunday

10.10.2021

 

Hanukah vacation

Sunday

5.12.2021

No classes or exams are held

Christmas 

Saturday

25.12.2021

 

End of first semester

Friday

14.1.2022

 

 

Second Semester

Opening of second semester

Sunday

6.3.2022

 

Purim vacation 

Thursday/Friday

17/18.3.2022

No classes or exams are held

Pesach vacation

Wednesday-Saturday

13-23.4.2022

No classes or exams are held

Eve of Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day

Wednesday

27.4.2022

Classes will end at 6 pm

Eve of Memorial Day  

Tuesday

3.5.2022

Classes will end at 4 pm

Memorial Day and Independence Day 

Wednesday/Thursday

4/5.5.2022

No classes or exams are held

Eid al Fitr

Wednesday

4.5.2022

No classes or exams are held

Shavuot vacation

Sunday

5.6.2022

No classes or exams are held

  Monday

20.6.2022

There will be no teaching of the regular curriculum

On Tuesday 21.6.22 (on a one-time basis)- students will have classes according to the Study Program for Thursday.

End of second semester

Friday

24.6.2022

 

Eid al-Adha  

Sunday

10.7.2022

No classes or exams are held

Tish'a b'Av

Sunday

7.8.2022

The university is closed

Next Academic year

Beginning of the 2022/23 Academic Year – Sunday 23.10.2022

 

 

 

 

First Semester

Opening of Academic Year

Sunday

18.10.2020

 

 

Hanukah vacation

Sunday

13.12.2020

No classes or exams are held

 

Christmas 

Friday

25.12.2020

No classes or exams are held

 

End of first semester

Friday

22.1.2021

 

 

 

Second Semester

Purim vacation 

Friday- Sunday

26.2-28.2.2021

No classes or exams are held

 

Opening of second semester

Sunday

14.3.2021

 

 

Legislative elections for the 24th Knesset.   Tuesday 23/3/2021 No classes or exams are held  

Pesach vacation

 

Wednesday-Saturday

24.3-3.4.2021

 

No classes or exams are held

 

Eve of Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day

Wednesday

7.4.2021

Classes will end at 6 pm

 

Eve of Memorial Day  

Tuesday

13.4.2021

Classes will end at 4 pm

 

Memorial Day and Independence Day 

Wednesday-Thursday

14-15.4.2021

No classes or exams are held

 

Jerusalem Day and Students' Day    

Monday

10.5.2021

No classes or exams are held

 

Shavuot vacation

Sunday-Monday

16-17.5.2021

No classes or exams are held

 

On Tuesday 29.6.21 (on a one-time basis)- students will have classes according to the Study Program for Thursday.

End of second semester

Wednesday

30.6.2021

 

 

Tish'a 'be' Av

Sunday

18.7.2021

No classes or exams are held

 

Eid al-Adha  

Tuesday

20.7.2021

No classes or exams are held

Teaching and Exam procedures on Holidays and Fasts 2020-21

Next Academic Year

Beginning of the 2021/22 Academic Year  -10.10.2021

 

First Semester

Opening of Academic Year

Sunday

27.10.19 

 

Christmas 

Wednesday

25.12.19

No classes or exams are held

Hanukah vacation

Sunday

29.12.19

No classes or exams are held

End of first semester

Tuesday

28.1.20

 

Legislative elections for the 23rd Knesset 

Tuesday

2.3.20

No classes or exams are held

Purim vacation 

Tuesday- Wednesday

10-11.3.20

No classes or exams are held

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Semester

Opening of  second semester

Sunday

15.3.20

 

Pesach vacation

Monday-Friday

6.4.20-17.4.20

 

Eve of Yom HaShoah/Holocaust Memorial Day

Monday

20.4.20

Classes will end at 6 pm

Eve of Memorial Day  

Monday

27.4.20

Classes will end at 4 pm

Memorial Day and Independence Day 

Tuesday- Wednesday

28-29.4.20

No classes or exams are held

Jerusalem Day and Students' Day    

Thursday

21.5.20

No classes or exams are held

Shavuot vacation

Thursday

28.5.20

No classes or exams are held

On Sunday- 28.6.20 (on a one-time basis)- students will have classes according to the Study Program for Thursday

End of second semester

Tuesday

30.6.20

 

Tish'a 'be' Av

Thursday

 30.7.20

No classes or exams are held

Eid al-Adha   

Friday

31.7.20

No classes or exams are held

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teaching and Exam procedures on Holidays and Fasts

18.10.2020 -  Beginning of the 2020/21 Academic Year