Full Degree Program
Academic Calendar 2020-2022
ACADEMIC SCHEDULE FOR THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR
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Hannukah Break |
Sunday, December 13, 2020 (On all other days of Hannukah, classes will end at 4pm) |
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Tenth of Tevet Fast |
Friday, December 25, 2020 (No Classes) |
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Final Day of Fall Semester |
Friday, January 22, 2021 |
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Winter Break |
Sunday, January 24 – Friday, March 5 (inclusive), 2021 |
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Purim Break |
Thursday, February 25 – Sunday, February 28 (inclusive), 2021 |
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First Day of Spring Semester |
Monday, March 7, 2021Thursday, February 25 – Sunday, February 28 (inclusive), 2021 |
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Passover Break |
Monday, March 22 – Sunday, April 4 (inclusive), 2021 |
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Back to University |
Monday, April 5, 2021 |
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Yom HaZikaron (National Memorial Day) (Early) |
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 |
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Israeli Independence Day (Early) |
Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
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Jerusalem Day |
Monday, May 10, 2021 (No Classes) |
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Shavuot (Pentecost) Holiday |
Sunday, May 16 – Tuesday, May 18 (inclusive), 2021 |
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Student Day |
TBD (classes will end at 4:00pm) |
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Seventeenth of Tamuz Fast |
Sunday, June 27, 2020 (No Classes) |
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Final Day of Spring Semester |
Wednesday, June 30, 2021 |
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Summer Semester |
Sunday, August 8 – Sunday, September 5, 2021 (inclusive) |
Notes
During memorial services (National Memorial Day, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial) all BIU libraries will be closed.
On Thursday, October 29, 2020, 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, Wednesday, April 7, 2021, classes will end at 6:00pm.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Thursday, April 8, 2021, 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, Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 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, Sunday, May 9, 2021, 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.
Exams will not be held on the fast day of the 17th of Tamuz, Sunday, June 27, 2021.
Exams will not be held on the fast day of the 9th of Av, Sunday, July 18, 2021.
Special dates for the fall semester exams will take place on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, May 6-9, 2021
Special dates for the spring semester exams will take place on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, October 3-5, 2021.
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
ACADEMIC SCHEDULE FOR THE 2021-2022 ACADEMIC YEAR
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First Day of Fall Semester |
Sunday, October 10, 2021 |
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Hannukah Break |
Sunday, December 5, 2021 (On all other days of Hannukah, classes will end at 4pm) |
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Tenth of Tevet Fast |
Tuesday, December 14, 2021 (No Classes) |
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Final Day of Fall Semester |
Friday, January 14, 2022 |
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Winter Break |
Sunday, January 16 – Friday, March 1 (inclusive), 2022 |
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First Day of Spring Semester |
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 |
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Purim Break |
Wednesday, March 16 – Friday, March 18 (inclusive), 2022 |
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Passover Break |
Tuesday, April 12 – Saturday, April 23 (inclusive), 2022 |
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Back to University |
Sunday, April 24, 2022 |
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Yom HaZikaron (National Memorial Day) (Early) |
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 |
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Israeli Independence Day (Early) |
Thursday, May 5, 2022 |
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Jerusalem Day |
Sunday, May 29, 2022 (No Classes) |
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Shavuot (Pentecost) Holiday |
Sunday, June 5 – Monday, June 6 (inclusive), 2022 |
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Student Day |
TBD (from 2pm) |
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Final Day of Spring Semester |
Friday, June 24, 2022 |
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Summer Break |
Sunday, June 26 – Friday, August 5, 2022 (inclusive) |
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Seventeenth of Tamuz Fast |
Sunday, July 17, 2022 (No Exams) |
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Ninth of Av Fast |
Sunday, August 7, 2022 (No Exams) |
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Summer Semester |
Monday, August 8 – Friday, September 23, 2022 (inclusive) |
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First Day of Fall Semester, 2022-2023 Academic Year |
Sunday, October 23, 2022 |
Notes
During memorial services (National Memorial Day, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yitzhak Rabin Memorial) all BIU libraries will be closed.
On Sunday, October 17, 2021, 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, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, classes will end at 6:00pm.
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 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, Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 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.
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
