Upcoming Events
The latest happenings at ORT America.
Give your cherished mother, wife, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt, or friend a morning off her feet!
Make her day special and support ORT too!
Catered by TooJay’s, all breakfasts will include a rose and personal sentiments from you.
Packages can be delivered to any home in South Florida, from Bal Harbor to Treasure Coast and Sarasota
(within 10 miles of downtown)
Your support will empower 300,000 ORT students in more than 30 countries with the educational resources they need to thrive.
Breakfast will be delivered on Mother’s Day, May 10th between 8am-11am.
Complete the order form and return to the following address:
ORT America Florida Region
777 Yamato Road #100
Boca Raton, FL 33431
OR call ORT America Florida Region at (561) 997-1071 OR visit www.ortamerica/FLBIB.
Deadline: May 5, 2020
Join the Conversation as ORT Explores the Future of Education
Wednesday, May 20, 12 – 1 PM EST
Please join us for an informative discussion featuring Randi Weingarten on the future of education in a post COVID-19 climate.
Randi Weingarten is an American labor leader, attorney, and educator. She is currently president of the 1.7 million-member American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. Prior to her election as AFT president, Weingarten served for 12 years as president of the United Federation of Teachers. In 2012-13, Weingarten served on an education reform commission convened by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which made a series of recommendations to improve teaching and learning. Weingarten holds degrees from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the Cardozo School of Law. Weingarten resides in New York City and in Washington, D.C.
Barbara Birch comes to ORT America after serving in her role as Vice President of Development at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, where she managed strategic planning, fundraising and business development. Barbara’s work for the Institute focused on managing relationships with lay leadership and connecting constituents to the organization’s mission to create a culture of giving. Barbara received her BA from Binghamton University where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and an MBA from Hofstra University. Previously she held a number of leadership roles in development at Yeshiva University, including Assistant Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Annual Giving, and was the Director of Alumni Affairs at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
How will this critical moment in this time shape the future of education? What are some of the impediments that we need to overcome here in the U.S. and throughout the world as schools prepare to return to the classroom?
Join the webinar to address these questions and more.
Due to the current situation concerning COVID-19, we have had to make changes to the General Assembly and there will no longer be a face-to-face event in Jerusalem.
The official business of the General Assembly will take place electronically on Sunday 24 May 2020 (10.00 – 12.30 EST. 15.00 – 17.30 GMT. 17.00-19.30 IST).
Join us as we begin our 140th year, welcoming our new lay leadership and saying farewell to the departing lay leadership.
Guest Speaker: William Daroff, CEO, Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations
William Daroff is the senior professional guiding the Conference’s agenda on behalf of the 53 national member organizations. Named by the Forward newspaper as being among the 50 most influential Jews in America. Daroff is a key player in policy circles – advising policymakers and elected officials on Jewish communal concerns, namely those related to the US-Israel relationship, the Middle East conflict, Jewish communal security, antisemitism, and efforts to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. He is also a leader in the worldwide fight to combat the assault on Israel’s legitimacy.
Although we are unable to come together for the assembly and to celebrate ORT’s 140 years of transforming lives, we do hope to keep you updated with virtual ways we can connect and celebrate collectively.
Please contact Niamh.cordeiro@ort.org for any further details.
Next Gen Leadership will learn more about ORT’s vital work and gain a better understanding of the complex structure of the organization.
Guest speaker: Dan Green, World ORT Acting CEO
Open to Next Gen members and donors who have a strong connection with ORT
RSVP to Roxana Markus at rmarkus@ORTamerica.org to receive Zoom information
Learn about ORT’s worldwide achievements during COVID-19 and how World ORT Kadima Mada’s Kfar Silver Youth Village in southern Israel is adapting as students return to school.
Guest Speakers: Dan Green, World ORT acting CEO • Amos Gopher, CEO of Kfar Silver Youth Village • a Naaleh Kfar Silver student
Donors from around the country are invited to join the ORT Atlanta region for this event
RSVP to atlanta@ORTamerica.org to receive Zoom information
Join us for a professionally curated virtual tour of the Jewish Museum of Florida / FIU exhibit: Judith Leiber – Master Craftsman. Explore the life, work and legacy of the Holocaust survivor, a fearless woman ahead of her time.
Donors from around the country are invited to join with the ORT Florida region for this event.
To register online, visit www.ortamerica.org/FLLeiber / cost $20 per person
For more information – please contact risaacson@ORTamerica.org
Coronavirus was a wake-up call to the growing digital divide in Israel and around the world. What has changed regarding expectations in education due to Coronavirus? How could advances in EdTech impact Israel’s periphery? What obstacles and challenges are impeding further advancement?
Guest Speakers: Laura Gilinski, VP of Philanthropic Partnerships, Start-up Nation Central (moderator) •Avi Washvsky, CEO @ MIndCET •Leehee Feldman, Legal and Strageic Consultant – Education, Innovation and Technology •Moshe Leiba, Chief Informal Education officer, World ORT Kadima Mada
Open to all
For more information – please contact bbirch@ORTamerica.org
Webinar Series in Spanish highlighting ORT programs
For more information – please contact sdrysdale@ortamerica.org
Join ORT Chicago for happy hour in your own backyard!
Relax, reconnect, and learn something you may not know about ORT.
Spend an hour with friends from across the Chicago region via Zoom! Have a seat in your backyard, on your porch, or wherever you can get comfortable and enjoy a cool drink while you reconnect.
This is also a unique opportunity to learn about a piece of ORT’s work you may not be familiar with. We will be joined by Celeste Angus, World ORT Director of International Cooperation (IC). ORT’s IC work supports economic and social development in underserved communities around the world through local vocational training and technical assistance.
ORT en Espanol highlights the experiences of guest speakers whose roots are in the Jewish communities of Latin America. The event is in Spanish.
ORT America Presenta:
ORT en Español
20 de Agosto
08:00 pm – 09:00 pm (EDT)
El contenido de los eventos será exclusivamente en español y será interactivo.