The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Jeanne Chelist. {mprestriction ids="1,3"}She attended Tel Aviv University, earning a master’s degree in education. She is currently a teacher at Hyman Brand Hebrew Academy.

The future groom is the grandson of Amos and Phyllis Leitner. He is a 2003 graduate of HBHA and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Lewis & Clark Law School.

A June 21 wedding in Kansas City, Missouri, is planned.{/mprestriction}