Academic Calendar & Graduation Dates

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

Information on 2026 AFSI’s Retreat,
Graduation & Ordination

Retreat Intensive – June, 2026
Graduation & Ordination – June, 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, Suffern, NY. Map

  • June 2026 – arrive in the morning through June 2026 (Depart 2 pm after lunch)  
  • June 2026 – New York Graduation/Ordination takes place.

GRADUATION & ORDINATION

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

DATE/TIME: Tune 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 prayer stole for graduation. Please purchase a neutral-colored clergy robe. Your prayer stole will be provided to you by the Seminary at the Retreat.

PHOTOS: On June 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