Academic Calendar & Graduation Dates

Mark your calendars for these important upcoming dates for this academic year.

***All dates subject to change. We will do everything we can to give advanced notice
if the dates need to be change
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Retreat Dates:
Mon. June 14 to Wed. June 17
at Ananda Ashram, Sapphire Road, Monroe, NY

Graduation/Ordination:
Thursday, June 18 at  3 pm to 5:30 pm
The MAKOR Center for Jewish Spirituality,
New York, NY

Class Dates for 2025 -2026 School Year

September 13
October 11
November 8
December 14
January 10
February 14
March 14
April 11
May 9
June 13

 

Information on 2026 AFSI’s Retreat,
Graduation & Ordination

Retreat Intensive – Mon. June 14 to Wed. June 17
Graduation & Ordination – Thurs. June 18, 2026
Keynote Speaker – TBA

The following are important dates and times regarding the All Faiths Seminary Final Retreat and Graduation. If any mentor or board member plans to attend, please let me know as soon as possible. As we get closer to June, you will receive more detailed instructions
for both the Retreat Intensive and Graduation.  

RETREAT & INTENSIVE DATES

LOCATION: Ananda Ashram, Sapphire Road, Monroe, NY, Suffern, NY. Map

  • June 14, 2026 – arrive 2 pm through June 17, 2026 (Depart after lunch)  
  • June 18, 2026 at 3 pm – New York Graduation/Ordination takes place.

GRADUATION & ORDINATION

LOCATION: Makor Center for Jewish Spirituality, 109 E 39th Street, Manhattan, NY 

DATE/TIME: June 18, 2026 / 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Invitations will be provided for all students and guests. 

PRAYER STOLE: All students and clergy will wear their clergy robes and a prayer stole for graduation. Please purchase a neutral-colored clergy robe.

PHOTOS: On June 18, 2026, a professional photographer, Lisa Dawn Romano, has been hired to take your individual and group photos. During the ceremony, only the professional photographer, Lisa Dawn, will be taking photos. She is asking that you arrive at 1 pm. Please refrain from using cameras and cell phones during the graduation. You can take all the photos you want when the ceremony is over. 

More information about your Retreat and Graduation will be sent to you in the coming months. 

Blessings, 

Rev. Kathleen Regan