Graduate Calendar 2024-2025
| Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Biblical Hebrew | June 17 – July 18, 2024 | |
| Elementary Biblical Hebrew Exam | July 17, 2024 | |
| Eid Al Adha Vacation | No classes or Exams | June 18, 2024 |
| Vacate Dorms | By 3PM | June 18, 2024 |
| Summer Ulpan | August 1st -September 24, 2024 | |
| Registration days for Summer Ulpan | Students without Housing | July 30, 2024 |
| Registration days for Summer Ulpan | Students with Housing | July 31, 2024 |
| Fast of Tisha B’AV | University offices closed | August 13, 2024 |
| Pre Semester | ||
| Registration for Modern Standard Arabic & Housing Check-In | September 4, 2024 | |
| Modern Standard Arabic | September 5-30, 2024 | |
| Modern Standard Arabic Exam | September 30, 2024 | |
| Housing Check-Out (if applicable) | October 1st, 2024 | |
| Rosh Hashana | University offices closed | October 2-4, 2024 |
| Yom Kippur | University offices closed | October 11-12, 2024 |
| Succoth Vacation | University offices closed | October 16-24, 2024 |
| Autumn Semester | October 29, 2024 – February 2, 2025 | |
| Academic Registration and Dorms Check-In for the Autumn Semester/Academic year | October 28, 2024 | |
| Orientation Day for students attending Autumn Semester/Academic year | October 28, 2024 | |
| Add/Drop Week | October 29 – November 12, 2024 | |
| Hanukkah Vacation | No classes or Exams (Hebrew classes will continue) | December 24-29, 2024 |
| Christmas Vacation | December 25, 2024 | |
| Exam Weeks | Session 1 (“Moed A”) | February 3-13, 2025 |
| Autumn semester students vacate dorms | February 16, 2025 | |
| Exam Weeks | Session 2 (“Moed B”) | March 2-6, 2025 |
| Spring Semester Hebrew Course Begins | March 2 – June 12, 2025 | |
| Purim Vacation | University offices closed | March 16, 2025 |
| Spring Semester | March 20 – July 4, 2025 | |
| Academic Registration and Dorms Check-In for Students attending the Spring Semester | March 18, 2025 | |
| Orientation Day for Students attending the Spring Semester | March 18, 2025 | |
| Add/Drop Week | March 20 – April 3, 2025 | |
| Eid al-Fitr | No classes or Exams | April 1st, 2025 |
| Passover Vacation | University offices closed | April 10-19, 2025 |
| Holocaust Memorial Day Eve | Classes end at 6:00 p.m. | April 23, 2025 |
| Holocaust Memorial Day | No Exams. No classes between 09:45-10:45 |
April 24, 2025 |
| Memorial Day Eve | Classes end at 4:00 p.m. | April 29, 2025 |
| Memorial and Independence Day Vacation | University offices closed | April 30 – May 1st, 2025 |
| Shavuot Vacation | University offices closed | June 1-2, 2025 |
| Eid Al Adha Vacation | No classes or Exams | TBA |
| Exam Week | Session 1 (“Moed A”) | July 6-15, 2025 |
| Year and spring semester students vacate dorms | July 16, 2025 | |
| Exam Week | Session 2 (“Moed B”) | July 27-31, 2025 |
| Summer Semester (Three semesters MA degree programs) |
July 14 – August 7, 2025 | |
| Summer Semester Begins | For three semester MA degree programs | July 14 , 2025 |
| Tisha B’Av | University offices closed | August 3, 2025 |
| Housing Check-Out Date | August 11, 2025 | |
Graduate Calendar 2023-2024
| Event | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Biblical Hebrew | June 14 – July 19, 2023 | |
| Eid Al Adha Vacation | No classes or Exams | June 30, 2023 |
| Elementary Biblical Hebrew Exam | July 19, 2023 | |
| Housing Check-Out (if applicable) | TBA | |
| Summer Ulpan | August 3 -September 20, 2023 | |
| Registration days for Summer Ulpan | Students without Housing | August 1, 2023 |
| Registration days for Summer Ulpan | Students with Housing | August 2, 2023 |
| Fast of Tisha B’AV | University offices closed | July 27, 2023 |
| Pre Semester | ||
| Registration for Modern Standard Arabic & Housing Check-In | September 5, 2023 | |
| Modern Standard Arabic | September 6 – October 11, 2023 | |
| Rosh Hashana | University offices closed | September 15 – 17, 2023 |
| Yom Kippur | University offices closed | September 24 – 25, 2023 |
| Housing Check-Out (if applicable) | September 28, 2023 | |
| Modern Standard Arabic Exam | September 28, 2023 | |
| Succoth Vacation | University offices closed | September 29 – October 7, 2023 |
| Autumn Semester – Rothnerg’s Graduate Division |
October 22, 2023 – January 12, 2024 | |
| Academic Registration and Dorms Check-In for the Autumn Semester/Academic year | October 11, 2023 | |
| Orientation Day for students attending Autumn Semester/Academic year | October 12, 2023 | |
| Add/Drop Week | October 15 – 26 , 2023 | |
| Hanukkah Vacation | No classes or Exams | December 10, 2023 |
| Christmas Vacation | December 25, 2023 | |
| Autumn Semester – Hebrew University | December 31, 2023 – March 17, 2024 | |
| Exam Weeks | Session 1 (“Moed A”) | January 23 – February 1, 2024 |
| Session 2 (“Moed B”) | February 18 – 22, 2024 | |
| Autumn semester students vacate dorms | February 4, 2024 | |
| Winter Semester IME program (in place of Summer Semester) | February 12 – March 7, 2024 | |
| Municipal elections in Israel | No classes or Exams | February 27, 2024 |
| Spring Semester Hebrew Course Begins | March 3 – June 27, 2024 | |
| Spring Semester – Rothnerg’s Graduate Division |
March 10 – July 1, 2024 | |
| Spring Semester – Hebrew Univeristy | May 5th – July 25, 2024 | |
| Academic Registration and Dorms Check-In for Students attending the Spring Semester | March 6, 2024 | |
| Orientation Day for Students attending the Spring Semester | March 7, 2024 | |
| Add/Drop Week | March 10 -21, 2024 | |
| Purim Vacation | University offices closed | March 24 – 25, 2024 |
| Eid al-Fitr | No classes or Exams | April 11, 2024 |
| Passover Vacation | University offices closed | April 17 – 29, 2024 |
| Spring Semester – main University | May 5 – July 25, 2024 | |
| Holocaust Memorial Day Eve | Classes end at 6:00 p.m. | May 5, 2024 |
| Holocaust Memorial Day | No Exams. No classes between 09:45-10:45 |
May 6, 2024 |
| Memorial Day Eve | Classes end at 4:00 p.m. | May 12, 2024 |
| Memorial and Independence Day Vacation | University offices closed | May 13 – 14, 2024 |
| Shavuot Vacation | University offices closed | June 11 – 12, 2024 |
| Eid Al Adha Vacation | No classes or Exams | June 20, 2024 |
| Exam Week* | Session 1 (“Moed A”) | July 2 – 11, 2024 |
| Session 2 (“Moed B”) | August 4 – 8, 2024 | |
| Year and spring semester students vacate dorms | July 14, 2024 | |
| Summer Semester (Three semesters MA degree programs) |
July 22 – August 8, 2024 | |
| Housing Check-Out Date for students taking main University courses | August 14, 2024 | |
***Exam week for the courses offered in the Rothberg International School’s Division of Graduate Studies only. The exam schedule will extend beyond these dates for courses offered by the other Faculties and Schools of the Hebrew University. Students must check their exam schedules before making flight arrangements for departure.