Picture this: It is the night of the first Passover Seder. The table is set. The candles are burning brightly. Everything sparkles. The children and guests are seated around the table. A sweet voice of a child recites the Four Questions. Serenity and joy are palpable in the warmth of the Passover atmosphere.

The Sarah Peltzman Educational Series, Unit Three, begins April 8. Classes will be held 10 a.m.-11 a.m. via Zoom. The cost is $15 per unit for new students who are not already participating in Peltzman classes.

With thousands of individuals unemployed in the Kansas City area, Jewish Family Services (JFS) and Jewish Vocational Services (JVS) have enhanced Career Skills and Connections, a program offering executive coaching and employment assistance for individuals from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds with a variety of work histories and experiences.

“Many of us are able to be parents, because we can afford to be.”

Rabbi Idit Solomon, CEO of Hasidah, a Jewish fertility organization, told me this and it floored me. I had never thought of building a family in this way. She wasn’t talking about the cost of the cute onesie, or of the matching nursery set, or even the average cost to see your women’s health care provider.

A pre-recorded virtual Passover seder created by the Rabbinical Association is being offered this year to assist families as they host their own home seder.

Thanks to the generosity of the Romotsky-Price-Cortes Genetic Testing Fund, Priya is able to offer a discounted price for the genetic testing. This allows for more growing families in Kansas City to be better informed when beginning their family planning journeys.