ADI - Advancement of People with Disabilities & Rehabilitation for All
Major-General (Res.)
By reimagining rehabilitation, ADI is advancing ability for all - empowering children, adolescents and adults with severe disabilities and providing cutting edge therapeutic and recovery services for anyone touched by disability. By advancing ability, ADI empowers Israel’s most vulnerable individuals – children, adolescents and young adults with severe disabilities – to reach their greatest lifeti
me potentials. ADI is also reimagining rehabilitation, providing cutting edge therapeutic and recovery services to individuals needing inpatient and outpatient care following an accident or health event. ADI’s teams of professional staff and volunteers at ADI Jerusalem and ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran are pioneering and sharing new ways to transform the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. ADI also advocates, educates and leads efforts nationally and globally on disability inclusion, disability equity and providing rehabilitative care with dignity and a focus on the future. The ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran rehabilitative village in Israel’s south and the ADI Jerusalem residential center comprise a continuum of loving care from infancy and childhood through adulthood, ensuring that residents with multiple disabilities and complex medical issues receive the medical and rehabilitative care and educational, vocational and social opportunities they need to reach their fullest potentials. At the same time, ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran, which offers a host of rehabilitative solutions for individuals from all backgrounds and levels of need, is undergoing radical growth to meet the country's rehabilitative needs. The Harvey & Gloria Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center at ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran, the first rehabilitative hospital in the Negev region, is a state-of-the-art rehabilitation, research and social center that will establish a model of community-based inclusive health services, increase the number of Israel’s rehabilitative hospital beds dramatically, bring quality care to the underserved residents of the south, and create more housing and jobs in the Negev, marking the beginning of a brand new era of medical and economic strength for the State of Israel. Doron Almog leads ADI as Chairman of the organization, Avi Wortzman serves as CEO of ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran, and Shlomit Grayevsky serves as CEO of ADI Jerusalem.
‘ADI’ (pronounced ah-dee) is the Hebrew word for a radiant and multifaceted jewel, a name that reflects our expansive vision and broad scope of activities, including disability care, rehabilitation, research, employment, education, community services and Tikkun Olam. It also speaks to the importance and great value of our mission to care for the most precious members of our society – those who cannot care for themselves.
07/08/2025
💔 TREATING TRAUMA, REVIVING HOPE: 🙌🏻 In addition to empowering our ADI family members with severe disabilities, ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran has been making a world of difference for children of all abilities from the hardest hit communities in Israel's south. Through ADI’s ‘Merhavim La’Nefesh’ Resilience Programming, therapists and psychologists utilize the village’s vast resources to help children from the Negev overcome post-trauma issues, including feelings of fear, isolation and loss of control. Employing Equine, Canine and Animal Therapies, art, sports, music and more, our amazing ADI professionals are helping Israeli children work through their traumas to become whole again. 🙏🏻❤️🇮🇱
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06/08/2025
BEST. SUMMER. EVER! 🙌♿☀ This summer, hundreds of teens on NCSY's incredible immersive summer programs in Israel encountered the 'ADI Magic' for the very first time, interacting with many of our residents and special education students, and experiencing the meaning of true inclusion firsthand during in-depth tours of ADI. Sporting bright smiles and open minds, the teenagers on NCSY GIVE arrived eager to learn about ADI’s approach to disability care, inclusion and advocacy, as well as how we have been empowering the most vulnerable members of Israeli society since October 7. For many of the visiting high school students, these visits marked their first contact with people with severe disabilities, and it was a truly eye-opening and life-altering experience. As the flagship youth movement of the Orthodox Union (OU), NCSY offers a host of Israel programs for teenagers from all backgrounds that are jam-packed with fun and meaningful activities. We are thrilled that ADI is always in the mix and gratified to know that we helped instill the “Best Summer Ever” with great fun and profound meaning. See you next summer, NCSY! We can’t wait! 🙏💚
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05/08/2025
Our compassion and humanity will always define us. ❤️ AM YISRAEL CHAI! 💪🏻🇮🇱
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04/08/2025
🐶 PUPPY LOVE: 💕 ADI residents enjoy a rich schedule of cultural and leisure activities and supplementary therapy sessions, including the very popular Canine Therapy Program. During these sessions, the staff works together with a professional trainer who brings specially trained dogs to meet with residents on an ongoing basis. The staff assists in interfacing between the dogs and the residents, as a sense of trust and camaraderie is established between them. Playing and interacting with the dogs stimulates the residents and helps them develop their cognitive abilities and fine motor skills. The importance of these experiences cannot be overstated. Dogs offer a sense of safety and boundless unconditional love that is hard to find elsewhere, and many residents respond to the dogs more than any other therapy. For our ADI family members, these cute canine companions are critical elements of their personal growth and social advancement! 🐕
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31/07/2025
🫂 CLOSE FRIENDS FROM FAR AWAY: 🌎 Over the course of the last year, Temple Beth Shalom in Cherry Hill, NJ, has forged a beautiful bond with ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran. Under the leadership of Alex Weinberg, the Temple's Director of Congregational Learning, students from the Religious School have been learning about acceptance, accessibility and inclusion via our ADI Bechinuch Disability Inclusion Programming, and running campaigns to support our crucial work. Last week, Alex visited the rehabilitation village to meet with members of our ADI family and deliver beautiful cards made by his students. A huge THANK YOU to TBS for being such wonderful friends and partners, and for lifting our spirits during these difficult times! 🙏🏻❤️🇮🇱
🩴Summer is here...which means that Rosh Hashanah is right around the corner! 🍎🍯 Don’t get caught off guard – purchase beautiful gifts for your family and friends from the Ability Boutique NOW! 💚🎨🖌 This stunning collection of Judaica and home décor was created by our ADI residents with severe disabilities during their rehabilitative vocational workshops, and the proceeds from EVERY SALE provides them with long-term opportunities for growth, development, and inclusion. 🛒 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗣 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝟮𝟬% 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚: https://adi-il.org/ability-boutique/ (Use code 'Summer@ADI' until August 25, 2025)
ADI has grown into a global community founded on the principles of sensitivity, inclusion, commitment and kindness. At ADI, we look beyond the disability to the child within. By nurturing development and enriching quality of life, we enable each child to reach their greatest potential.
28/07/2025
☀🕶🍡🌊 SUMMER FUN IS ESSENTIAL! 💚♿ Thanks to the support of our global ADI family, our residents and special education students are enjoying the fun and stress-free summer camp experience they so desperately need and deserve! Complete with swimming, crafts, nature hikes, live musical performances, exciting trips and more, our summer programming is providing our ADI family members with sensational summer fun, blessed normalcy and a critical framework for ongoing therapeutic treatment, special education and individualized growth and development. This summer, we must all stay strong and take the time to immerse ourselves in moments of joy. AM YISRAEL CHAI! 💪🏻🇮🇱
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27/07/2025
🙌🏻 SHAI'S THIRD MIRACLE: 🏥 💚 After miraculously surviving a nearly fatal motorcycle accident, Shai Pinker, a 42 year-old father of three from Dimona, was set to begin rehabilitation at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. One day into his treatment, an Iranian ballistic missile hit Soroka, and Shai narrowly escaped the blast, cheating death for a second time. Hours later, Shai was transferred to the Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center at ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran, the lone safe haven for rehab patients in Israel's south. ILTV's Maayan Hoffman tells the tale of Shai's treatment and first steps at ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran, what he likes to call his third miracle. 🙏🏻
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24/07/2025
🎨🖌 When is an art project more than just an art project? When it can help you grow and develop, reach your therapeutic goals, learn how to be social, feel included and believe in your own abilities. At ADI, we employe art therapy to empower our residents and special education students by ensuring that they are central to the creative process. 💪🏻♿
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23/07/2025
🧳🌴 WHAT A VACATION! 💦🍦☀️ This week, 10 ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran residents were treated to a relaxing and empowering vacation in Ashkelon. For many of the residents, this was their first time staying at a hotel, so they were very excited for their summer vacation adventure. During the day, they were busy splashing in the pool, picking raspberries and enjoying tractor rides, and in the evening, they sang, danced and played games, laughing and smiling nonstop. When it was time to return home, the hotel managers noted how much they enjoyed hosting the ADI family and contributing to their summer fun. Here's to a memorable and inclusive summer for EVERYONE! 🙏🏻❤️♿
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22/07/2025
☕ COFFEE WITH A SIDE OF SMILES: 😃 Our dedicated National Service volunteers never stop going above and beyond for our ADI residents, doing everything possible to make them smile. Earlier this week, three long-time residents of ADI Jerusalem were treated to a special lunch at a nearby coffee shop, where they sipped ice coffees, ate delicious sandwiches and enjoyed the normalcy of hanging out with friends. Needless to say, the residents had smiles plastered on their faces throughout the entire experience and for the rest of the day. Have we mentioned how much we love our National Service volunteers? 🙌🏻❤️
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21/07/2025
Humans are not shields, targets or pawns. We are conduits of love and lightning rods for potential. ❤️ AM YISRAEL CHAI! 🇮🇱
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ADI is Israel’s most comprehensive provider of residential care for individuals with severe disabilities and the leader of the national rehabilitation movement. While empowering hundreds of Israel’s most vulnerable citizens to advance well beyond their initial prognoses and live happy, dignified, and meaningful lives, ADI is also establishing fully inclusive communities and laying the groundwork for the provision of the highest-level rehabilitative care for all.
The ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran rehabilitative village in Israel’s south and the ADI Jerusalem residential center (formerly a part of the ALEH network) comprise a continuum of loving care from infancy and childhood through adulthood, ensuring that residents with multiple disabilities and complex medical issues receive the medical and rehabilitative care and educational, vocational and social opportunities they need to reach their fullest potentials. At the same time, ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran, which offers a host of rehabilitative solutions for individuals from all backgrounds and levels of need, is undergoing radical growth to meet the country’s rehabilitative needs.
Slated for completion in 2021, the ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran Neuro-Orthopedic Rehabilitative Hospital, the first rehabilitative hospital in the Negev region, will feature 108 rehabilitative hospital beds and Israel’s first translational research institute, increasing the number of Israel’s rehabilitative hospital beds dramatically, bringing quality care to the residents of the south, and creating more housing and jobs in the Negev.
Major-General (Res.) Doron Almog leads ADI as Chairman of the organization, Avi Wortzman serves as CEO of ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran, and Shlomit Grayevsky serves as CEO of ADI Jerusalem.
‘ADI’ (pronounced ah-dee) is the Hebrew word for a radiant and multifaceted jewel, a name that reflects our expansive vision and broad scope of activities, including disability care, rehabilitation, research, employment, education, community services and Tikkun Olam. It also speaks to the importance and great value of our mission to care for the most precious members of our society – those who cannot care for themselves.
