2026 MDA in Las Vegas: Heroes in Red and White

5:30 p.m. Registration followed by program
Kosher hors d’oeuvres will be served
Location provided upon RSVP

Special Guest: Oz Ocampo, 21, is an MDA volunteer EMT who began volunteering at 15, following his parents’ example. On October 7, shortly after enlisting in the IDF, he defended Gaza-border kibbutzim before deploying to Gaza as a combat soldier. In March 2024, an explosive device detonated while his unit was clearing a booby-trapped house in Khan Yunis, leaving him severely injured and intubated for two-and-a-half weeks at Soroka Medical Center. Oz made a remarkable recovery, and after lengthy rehab, achieved his dream of returning to EMT volunteering in summer 2025. Now healing and still facing challenges, he hopes to inspire others.

Featuring Performances by Tomer Addadi and Omer Shaish: Tomer Addadi and his talented team of musicians from around the globe will bring our Gala to life. Tomer is a multiple-award-winning composer, conductor, musical director, pianist and producer. He has collaborated with superstars such as Andrea Bocelli, Michael Buble, and Il Volo. Tomer has conducted for The Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra as well as Symphonies around the world. Since 2010, he has been recognized for being the composer of multiple #1 hit songs in Israel, including a song selected to represent Israel in the prestigious Eurovision Song Contest.

Omer Shaish is an Israeli-born, international singer and actor. His theater credits include the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Radio City, NYC), The VocaPeople (New World Stages, NYC), the US National Tour of Seussical, and the Israeli National Premiers of Chicago and Spring Awakening. Omer has performed as a vocalist in prestigious venues such as Lincoln Center, Radio City, ICC Center in Jerusalem, Toronto Center Of the Arts, and Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City. He also performed as a soloist at the Celebrity Fight Night (Florence, Italy), featuring Andrea Bocelli, George Clooney and Lionel Richie. Since 2015, Omer has been touring the world as a lead singer in the classical vocal trio Kol Esperanza, as well as his self-produced show My Broadway Shpiel. In 2022, he portrayed the role of Ilmarinen in the Kalevala Broadway concept album alongside Ramin Karimloo and Julia Murney.

Event Chairs: Shlomo Abehassera and Jennifer Mavashev

Host Committee: Daphney Bar-Yosef, Dr. Adam and Maria Berkovits, Roslyn Berkovits, Dr. Nurit Eisenman, Leah Golombesky, Eric and Melissa Kurtzman, Mark and Yhali Lipp, Sandra Mallin, Lenard and Jerri Schwartzer, Joseph and Batsheva Shalev, Nancy and Irv Weinberger