The One Fund: 2023 Tax Deadline
Remember to make your tax-deductible gift to the One Fund before December 31 for 2024 tax benefits.JCHS will be closed from Friday, December 20 – January 5. To ensure your gift is processed…
Remember to make your tax-deductible gift to the One Fund before December 31 for 2024 tax benefits.JCHS will be closed from Friday, December 20 – January 5. To ensure your gift is processed…
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This year’s Winter Formal will be held next Saturday, December 14 from 7:30-10:30 at JCHS! This year’s theme is NEON! Tickets for the Winter Formal will be sold next week, Wednesday, December 11th – Friday, December 13th, at…
COMMUNITY BLOCK | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 At this week’s Community Block, staff from Recology San Francisco will share more about how to sort our waste, where it goes,…
NOVEMBER 19 | CLUB BLOCK JCHS is excited to offer a text study and discussion led by Israeli-American artist Yael Kanarek, founder of Beit Toratah….
Club Block is on Tuesday, January 25! Check out the updated list of clubs! A final list of the clubs that are meeting will be…
JCHS clubs, classes, tefillot, and academic departments will host a variety of Tu B’Shvat activities after an interactive dvar torah in the theater! Join the…
from Student and Jewish Life OPPORTUNITIES AND EVENTS FOR STUDENTS Updated on April 9, 2025 Click the squares below or scan the QR codes for…
Offerings include: Mindfulness Meditation, Poem-a-Day, Shacharit Mechitzah Minyan, Creativity and Connection, Gardening and so much more! Questions? Contact Ms. Alouf or Ms. Ben-David
Hey students! Interested in attending the Z3 Conference on Sunday, November 17th at the Palo Alto JCC? The conference prides itself as being “the home…
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Phone: 415.345.9777
The Jewish Community High School of the Bay (JCHS) is a unique college preparatory high school committed to integrating deep learning, universal wisdom, and Jewish values. We empower each student to embrace their Jewish identity, generate empathy and compassion, delight in lifelong education, and improve the world.
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This calendar is subject to change.
Please refer to the JCHS website calendar for the most up-to-date information
Tuesday, August 23 | Freshman Welcome Retreat |
Wednesday, August 24 | Transfer Orientation |
Thursday, August 25 | First Day of Classes |
Monday, September 5 | No Classes – Labor Day |
Thursday, September 8 | Back to School Night/New Parent Orientation |
Friday – Sunday, September 23-25 | All-School Shabbaton |
Monday – Tuesday, September 26-27 . | No Classes – Rosh Hashanah |
Wednesday, September 28 | No Classes – Professional Development Day |
Tuesday, October 4 | Virtual Day – 2:20 Early Release – Erev Yom Kippur |
Wednesday, October 5 | No Classes – Yom Kippur |
Monday – Tuesday, October 10-11 | No Classes – Sukkot |
Monday – Tuesday, October 17-18 | No Classes – Shemini Atzeret/ Simchat Torah |
Thursday, November 10 | No Classes – Faculty Meeting Day /Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences (Evening) |
Friday, November 11 | No Classes – Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences |
Monday, November 21 | Virtual Day – 3:20 Release – Thanksgiving Week |
Tuesday, November 22 | Virtual Day – 3:20 Release – Thanksgiving Week |
Wednesday – Friday, November 23–25 | No Classes – Thanksgiving Break |
Monday, December 19 – Monday, January 2 | No Classes – Winter Break |
Tuesday, January 3 | Classes Resume |
Monday, January 16 | No Classes – MLK Day |
Thursday, February 16 | Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences (Evening) |
Friday, February 17 | No Classes – Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences |
Monday, February 20 | No Classes – Presidents Day |
Sunday – Monday, March 5–20 | Journey (Grade 11) |
Sunday – Thursday, March 12-16 | Journey (Grades 9, 10 & 12) |
Friday, March 17 | No Classes for Grades 9, 10 & 12 – Journey Recovery Day |
Tuesday, March 21 | No Classes for Grade 11 – Journey Recovery Day |
Monday – Friday, April 3–14 | No Classes – Pesach Break |
Friday, May 26 | No Classes – Shavuot I |
Monday, May 29 | No Classes – Memorial Day |
Friday & Monday – Thursday, June 2 & 5-8 | Final Exams (Grades 9-11) |
Thursday, June 8 | Graduation |