BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1365@wlcj.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260322T131500 DTSTAMP:20260302T163238Z URL:https://www.wlcj.org/events/bnai-mitzvah-program-for-children-with-dis abilities-adraba-of-the-masorti-movement/ SUMMARY:B’nai Mitzvah Program for Children with Disabilities (Adraba) of the Masorti Movement DESCRIPTION:[This Program is scheduled on Eastern Time Zone]\n\n\nJoin us f or a look into a very successful program happening in Israel now. The WLCJ Inclusion and WLCJ Mishpachah Committees present the amazing Adraba progr am in Israel\, which prepares young adults with special needs for their Ba r/Bat Mitzvah ceremony. The Masorti Movement in Israel operates the only p rogram of its kind in Israel\, and it is open to children from all religio us streams and affiliations. It is a hidden gem that not everyone knows ab out\, and we would love to share it with our vast Conservative community i n North America and spread the word. \n \;\nOur esteemed panelists are Dr. Gila Vogel\, one of the founders of the program\, and Marianella Krei man\, who serves as the Director of this unique program recognized worldwi de. They will be introduced by Wendy Keter\, who serves as chair of the Ad raba program. \n \;\nThis \;program will not be recorded. Members must attend in real time in order to participate.\n \;\n\nBios\n \ ;\nWendy Keter\, Director Emerita\, Raphael Recanati International School\ , Reichman University \nWendy made Aliyah from Philadelphia at age 18 and holds a B.A. in Political Science and Jewish Philosophy from Hebrew Univer sity and an MSW in Community Organization from Howard University. She has over 45 years of experience developing and directing social and communal p rograms in Israel\, including work with young adult immigrants and a natio nal women’s health initiative at the Jewish Agency for Israel. \nWendy p reviously served as Aliyah shlicha and Director of the Midwest Israel Aliy ah Center and now continues in an advisory role at Reichman University\, a ssisting with student recruitment in the U.S. and Europe. \nActive in the Masorti Movement\, Wendy serves on the board of Havurat Tel Aviv and chair s the education committee and Adraba program at the national level. She is married to Avi\, has two children\, and is a grandmother of five.\n \ ;\nMarianella Kreiman\, Director\, Adraba\nMarianella\, originally from Co lombia and formerly of Chile\, made Aliyah with her family 18 years ago an d now resides in Ra’anana\, Israel. She is married to Alejandro and has two daughters\, Susan and Amanda. \nA special education teacher by trainin g\, Marianella has extensive experience in Jewish community work\, includi ng youth coordination and Bar/Bat Mitzvah education. She combines her pass ions for working with children with disabilities and preparing young peopl e for Bar and Bat Mitzvah through her role as Director of the Adraba Progr am\, recognized internationally. \nMarianella was also part of the team th at created the accessible siddur Bechol Drachecha\, with a second edition coming soon.\nDr. Gila Vogel\, Co-Founder\, Adraba \nDr. Vogel grew up in New York and holds a BA in Psychology from Barnard College\, an MS in Spec ial Education from Ferkauf Graduate School of Education\, a BHL from the J ewish Theological Seminary\, and a PhD from Haifa University. She directed the Tikvah Program at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin\, served as Director of Spe cial Education in Southern New Jersey\, and was a senior lecturer at Beit Berl College in Israel. \nGila is a co-founder of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah Prog ram for Children with Disabilities (Adraba) and has been active in the pro gram for over 30 years. She also contributed to the accessible siddur Bech ol Drachecha and co-founded the Kol Kore website\, featuring Haftarot reco rdings and Torah teaching resources.\nGila and her husband\, Rabbi Dov Vog el\, are active in Hod V’Hadar Masorti Synagogue in Kfar Saba and are pr oud grandparents of nine.\n \;\n\nQuestions?\nKaren Winer karen.winer@ comcast.net WL Inclusion Co-Chair \nVicki Isman vicki.isman@gmail.com WL I nclusion Co-Chair \nDenise Brand drb04411@gmail.com WL Mishpachah Chair\n& nbsp\;\nREGISTER\n\nRegistration is only open to WL members\, you must log in (https://www.wlcjmembers.org/member_login.php) to register. If you nee d assistance\, please contact the office (405) 870-1260.\n\n \;\n\n\n\ n\n \;\n \;\n\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wlcj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ Collab_Program_website.png CATEGORIES:Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR