
2025 Fundraising Events
Check out these exciting opportunities for community, connection, and contribution!

Texas-Style BBQ: May 18
Join us for a new CKS tradition: an authentic Texas-Style BBQ in our own garden! Let the Re’ach Nichoach (‘Soothing Aroma’) of sizzling kosher brisket and chicken in luscious, piquant sauces and rubs draw you to our own ‘Garden of Eatin’. There will be salmon, too. CKS Board Member Jake Miller, formerly of Texas, is hosting this affair, and applying his knowledge and skill as an official Barbecue Judge in that great state.
$15/adults, $8 kids

Boat Cruise
Set sail on a memorable afternoon cruise aboard Jeff Brein’s stunning 40-foot motorboat! You and up to nine friends or family members will enjoy a relaxing voyage on the beautiful waters of Puget Sound.
Your gracious first mates, Bonni and Irv Alpert, will ensure the journey is complete with plentiful snacks and refreshing beverages. The cruise will be scheduled at a mutually agreeable date in September or October.
$75 per person

Mini Cheesecakes for Shavuot
Get your homemade Shavuot cheesecakes baked by Rabbi Nina King-Madlem and the Religious School students! These mini-cheesecakes are perfectly sized for your family's celebration.
$10 per cheesecake
Pickup at Kol Shalom on Sunday, June 1

Martini Night
Join consummate hosts Joyce and Mike Reinitz in their beautiful home and gorgeous gardens above Crystal Springs and learn to make the perfect martini from Mike, the master mixologist. Your cocktails will be complemented with delicious and filling appetizers. (Offered two times for 4 guests. Dates to be determined by mutual agreement.)
$75 per person

Design Services
Elaine Liffgens, an interior designer with over 30 years of professional experience offers a consultation of design services for your home or office. Elaine's material, detail and spatial expertise will bring a professional set of eyes to improvements you have been thinking about for your space. This consultation includes 2 hours of meeting time and sketches of design concepts discussed. $400 (2 recipients)