First Semester
| Start of Academic Year |
Sunday |
October 19, 2025 |
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| Vacation (including the Hannukah vacation on December 21, 2025, and the Christmas vacation on December 25, 2025) |
Sunday-Saturday |
December 21-27, 2025 |
No studies or exams
Studies will continue as usual for MD students in the Faculty of Medicine and DMD students in the Faculty of Dental Medicine, apart for the Hanukkah and Christmas vacations
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| End of First Semester |
Friday |
January 23, 2026 |
(inclusive) |
| Purim |
Monday-Wednesday |
March 2-4, 2026 |
During the exam period, no exams |
Second Semester
| Start of Second Semester |
Sunday |
March 15, 2026 |
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| Id al-Fitr |
Sunday |
March 22, 2026 |
No studies or exams |
| Passover |
Sunday-Friday |
March 29-April 10, 2026 |
No studies or exams |
| Holocaust Remembrance Day Eve |
Monday |
April 13, 2026 |
Studies end at 18:00 |
| On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, no exams or quizzes will be held. Studies will pause from 09:45 to 10:45 in all campuses (apart for the Ein Kerem Campus, where a mandatory break is observed on all days of the week from 12:00-13:00) |
| Remembrance Day Eve |
Monday |
April 20, 2026 |
Studies end at 16:00 |
| Remembrance Day & Independence Day |
Tuesday & Wednesday |
April 21-22, 2026 |
No studies or exams |
| Shavuot holiday |
Thursday-Friday |
May 21-22, 2026 |
No studies or exams |
| On Monday, June 29, students will study the Wednesday syllabus |
| Vacation (psychometric exam) |
Wednesday |
July 1, 2026 |
No studies or exams |
| End of Second Semester |
Friday |
July 3, 2026 |
(inclusive) |
| Tisha B’Av fast |
Thursday |
July 23, 2026 |
University closed |
Next year: Start of the 2026-27 academic year TBD