As 2021 begins and we re-enter the world with a new perspective, many young couples may be thinking about family planning — starting or expanding their families. But sometimes it’s hard to think about where to begin. Priya, a program of Jewish Family Services, offers Jewish individuals and families emotional support, resource connection, spiritual guidance and financial assistance with fertility treatments and adoption.

Throughout his long career in Kansas City, Alan Edelman’s name became synonymous with Jewish, interfaith, and multi-cultural causes. So how is it that Edelman (along with his wife Debbie Sosland-Edelman)...