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    Welcome to ORT America - Silicon Valley
    ORT America (formerly Women's American ORT) is a national Jewish organization that strengthens the worldwide
    Jewish community by empowering people to achieve economic self-sufficiency through technological and vocational
    education. The Silicon Valley chapter represents ORT America in the Greater San Jose and South Peninsula areas.

    If you are looking for the national ORT America website, click here to visit their homepage..
    To become a member or donate, click here and specify "Silicon Valley" in the "Chapter Affiliation" field.
    If you have feedback for Silicon Valley ORT, you can contact the webmaster via email by clicking here.

    Thank you for visiting.

ORT Outside California

ORT News

ORT Returns to Ukraine City of Chernivtsi
The ORT network has regained a foothold in the western Ukraine city of Chernivtsi with the acceptance of the city's first Jewish school into the fold. Jewish School No. 41, the only state Jewish school in Bukovyna, the region straddling the Ukrainian-Romanian border, is looking forward to upgrading its already respected standards now that its students and staff can benefit from ORT's support. Read more...

ORT's Partnership with Oldest Jewish School in Mexico City Officially Begins
Today the historic partnership between ORT and Mexico's oldest Jewish school, Colegio Israelita de Mexico (CIM), began with a ceremony in Mexico City. The partnership marks the realization of a long-held desire by ORT Mexico to have a school in country, allowing Mexican Jewish students access to ORT's high-technology based teaching programs. Read more...

ORT Highlights

Check out our ORT Online page for other educational resources, such as Navigating the Bible and the Yizkor Online Reminder, provided by ORT.

SVORT Fundraisers

Rosh Hashana Honey
Tribute Cards
eScrip

Send Sweet Greetings This Rosh Hashana!

Honey and apples symbolize the sweetness of the New Year. What better way is there to wish a sweet Rosh Hashanah to family, friends and business associates than with a delicious gift of honey.

We ship 8 oz. jars of kosher honey, complete with your personalized message, anywhere in the world. Your gift will arrive in time for Rosh Hashanah which begins at sunset on Wednesday, September 8, 2010.

Your cost of $10.00 per jar, includes free shipping to anywhere in the United States for orders placed on or before July 12, 2010, at midnight, Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Add $5 shipping to Canada and $15 shipping to any other country. Proceeds benefit the ORT program.

Just click here or on the honey jar to place your order.

If you have any questions please email Hayley Green Smith.

If you ordered honey last year, I will be e-mailing your reorder forms to you shortly.

eScrip update
eScrip is now better than ever!! It now costs absolutely nothing to support ORT through eScrip. All fees will be taken out of the monthly contributions going to ORT. If you are already an eScrip member, your renewal fee will be paid by ORT as well.

Signing up is easy! Just go to www.escrip.com or call (800) 592-0942. Or just give your grocery club card numbers & email address to Wendy Fotland at wendy@svort.org or at a meeting, and she'll do the rest! Ask your friends, neighbors and relatives to join as well. Once you register, a percentage of every dollar you spend at your grocery store will go automatically to ORT!

You can also register your credit cards, and have a percentage of all your purchases at participating merchants go to ORT. So whenever you shop at Draeger's, Mollie Stone's, Coco's, Chevron, Payless Shoes, Pep Boys, Budget Rent A Car, Big 5 Sporting Goods, Cosentino's, Kepler's Books and many more, ORT will benefit! (Go to eScrip's website for a complete list of current merchants.)

So attention Safeway and PW shoppers! Don't buy groceries again until you register for eScrip! ORT needs your support!