Rebecca Gabrielle Levine and Ryan Michael Graham have announced their engagement.

Becca is the daughter of Leiba and Ken Levine of St. Louis, who are members of Congregation Shaare Emeth. Leiba is a teacher at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School. Becca is the granddaughter of Jerry and Ruth Silverberg (z”l) of Dubuque, Iowa, Richard (z”l) and Chris Levine of San Diego and Elise Levine (z”l) of San Diego.

Ryan is the son of Shelly and Steve Graham of Overland Park, Kan. He is the grandson of Oma and the late Ralph Rogers of Dakota Dunes, S.D., and the late Elva and Leonard Graham of Madison, Wis.

Becca currently works at Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City as Development & Impact Officer, having previously worked at University of Delaware Hillel and Congregation Beth Shalom. She holds degrees in Jewish Studies and Religious Studies from the University of Kansas.

Ryan currently works as an attorney at WM Law, having received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Oklahoma State University, a master’s degree in political science from University of Missouri-Kansas City and a law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law.

How they met

It’s the not so typical college story of two people who met at a bar and argued about Israel only to realize they were loudly exclaiming the same thoughts. These two are still loud, passionate about Israel, and have continued to fall in love over the last eight years of long distance, law school and the pandemic. Becca and Ryan live with their golden retriever, Beau, in Overland Park.

Becca and Ryan got engaged on May 14, which is very special as it’s Ryan’s grandmother’s birthday as well as Beau’s birthday. It was also mother’s day, which was very special for both Becca’s mom, Leiba, and Ryan’s mom, Shelly.

A Nov. 11, 2024 wedding is planned in Westlake, Texas.