Opening of the Academic Year - October 26, 2025
(Opening of the Academic Year Ceremony - October 28, 2025 ,1 pm)
Hanukkah Break - December 21, 2025, JAMD building will close at 7 pm
End of Semester 1 - February 1, 2026
End of Semester Exams in Major Subject - February 2- February 8, 2026
End of Semester Exams in Theoretical Subjects - February 9 - March 5, 2026
Fast of Esther - March 2, 2026, JAMD building will close at 7 pm
Purim and Shushan Purim Break - March 3-4, 2026, JAMD building will be closed
Start of Semester 2 - March 15, 2026
Passover Break - March 20 - April 11, 2026
Session 1 Entrance Exams - March 29-31,2026
Eve of Holocaust Memorial Day - April 13, 2026, Classes will end at 7 pm
Eve of IDF Memorial Day - April 20, 2026, Classes will end at 4 pm, JAMD building will close at 7 pm
Memorial Day & Independence Day Break - April 21-22, 2026. On Memorial Day, the building will close at 2 pm. On Independence Day the building is closed
Shavuot Break - May 21-22, 2026
End of Semester 2 - June 25, 2026
Graduation Ceremony - June 28, 2026
End of Year Exams in Major Subject - Starting on June 28, 2026
End of Year Exams in Theoretical Subjects - Starting on July 12, 2026
Session 2 Entrance Exams - 12-26 July, 2026
Tisha B'Av Fast - 23 July, 2026, JAMD building will be closed
Session 3 Entrance Exams - 1-10 September, 2026
Opening of 2025-26 academic year - Sunday, October 11, 2026
* The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance reserves the right to make changes to this schedule
