Summer Session II
Summer Session II features graduate-level courses open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Courses are taught in English and provide a wide array of offerings in advanced Judaica for JTS students, students from other universities, and continuing learners. Each course earns three credits, unless otherwise noted. Session II and III courses meet three or four days every week, except for holidays. During Session II, JTS also offers summer Hebrew language courses.
2026 Dates
May 26–June 25
Non-Credit Learning
Through the JTS Summer Learners program, you can enroll in any Session II or Session III courses, on a non-credit basis. The Summer Learners program also offers access to our summer Hebrew language courses.
Non-Credit Fees
3-credit Hebrew course for Audit | Non-JTS Students | $1,120 |
6-credit Hebrew course for Audit | Non-JTS Students | $2,240 |
More Summer Sessions
We also offer two other summer sessions, one for undergraduates only and a second session featuring graduate-level courses open to both undergraduate and graduate students.
Learn more about Summer Session I (for undergraduate students only)
Learn more about Summer Session III (for undergraduate and graduate students)
2026 Session II Courses
HEB 5201Z: Bet 1 (3 credits)
Faculty TBD
MTWR
2:00–5:00 p.m. ET in person on the JTS campus
This course continues with the second volume of Hebrew from Scratch (Ivrit min ha-hatḥala bet). Students will continue to expand their vocabulary and advance their reading, writing, and conversational skills through reading and discussing additional texts of a variety of periods and genres (e.g., adapted stories, poems, selections from parashathashavua, midrash, and biblical commentary). In grammar, the study of the future tense and major prepositions begun in the previous semester will be concluded, and new topics in syntax and the verb system will be introduced.
HEB 5001Z: Alef 1 (6 credits)
Faculty TBD
MTWR
2:00–4:00 p.m. ET on Zoom
The course covers the seven Introductory Units and Lessons 1–8 of Hebrew from Scratch, Vol. 1 (Ivrit min ha-hatḥala alef). It takes students from learning the mechanics of reading and writing unpointed Hebrew to active mastery of 500 words; knowledge of the present tense and infinitive verb forms; reading and enactment of dialogues relating to everyday life; and reading comprehension of short descriptive, narrative, and informative texts. Additional course materials, daily assignments, and unit tests will be delivered and submitted via Canvas.
Registration and Deadlines
For JTS Students
- Current JTS students can register online by going to MyJTS.
For All Other Students
- Complete the Application Form for Non-JTS Students along with payment.
- Submit an unofficial copy of a transcript indicating your enrollment at another college/university, acceptance letter to a college/university for incoming first-years, or proof of a bachelor’s degree.
- The application fee must be submitted in full before your application form can be processed.
Deadlines
Full payment of both tuition and fees must be made before the first day of class.
Please be sure to bring a government-issued photo ID when you visit JTS.
Note: If there is insufficient registration in any course, JTS reserves the right to cancel that course. Enrollment is limited, and we recommend that you submit the appropriate form as soon as you are able.
Tuition and Fees for Non-JTS Students
TUITION (SUMMER 2026)
| Type of Course | Student Categories | Per Course |
| 3-credit course (not including Hebrew) | Rabbinical, Cantorial, Kekst, Davidson, Professional Studies Schools, and Non-JTS Students | $4,917 |
| 6-credit course (not including Hebrew) | Rabbinical, Cantorial, Kekst, Davidson, Professional Studies Schools, and Non-JTS Students | $9,834 |
| 3-credit Hebrew course | All JTS and Non-JTS Students | $4,881 |
| 6-credit Hebrew course | All JTS Students | $6,216 |
| 6-credit Hebrew course | Non-JTS Students | $6,522 |
FEES
| Registration Fee | $52 per session |
| Student Activities Fee | $42 per session |
| Application Fee (Non-JTS Students Only) | $62 |
Rates are subject to change.
Questions?
Feel free to contact us at summersessions@jtsa.edu.
