Beth Sholom Annual Gala

L’Chaim: To Life, Love, and Community

Sunday, May 18th at 6:30 p.m.

Following the Annual Meeting at 5:00 p.m.

Join us for Congregation Beth Sholom's annual spring event in celebration of our diverse Jewish community! Come together and toast L’Chaim with friends, family, clergy and staff to experience all that makes CBS special. Don't miss this festive evening when we'll nosh on cuisines from Eastern Europe, the Middle East & Latin America, dance to the music of the Isaac Zones Band, and celebrate each and every one of us!  

Count-Me-In Options

  • House Concert

    Sunday, June 22, afternoon
    $75 per person

    Music and Munchies

    Hosted by:

    Mark Gunther

  • Shabbat Dinner

    Friday, June 27, at 7:00 p.m.
    $360 per person

    Rabbi Russell and David Katz invite you for Shabbat dinner in their new home. Dinner thoughtfully prepared by Chef David, the Rebbetzman.

    Hosted by:

    Rabbi Russell & David Katz

  • Lake Street Cocktail Club

    Saturday, August 30, at 8:00 p.m.
    $150 per person

    Trained organic chemist and kitchen-patchke-extraordinaire Alex Goldberg will make you the most delicious cocktails you've tasted this side of Arguello

    Hosted by:

    Caroline Landau & Alex Goldberg

  • Handcrafted Infused Vodka & Caviar Tasting

    Saturday, September 6, at 7:00 p.m.
    $180 per person

    Join us for a very special evening of Eastern European cuisine along with a caviar & vodka tasting featuring hand crafted infused vodkas made by our very own congregants, Samantha & Dima Mostovoy! You'll be able to savor strawberry, horseradish and espresso vodka alongside an assortment of caviar and some delicious Eastern European foods. With kosher sentiments but technically not kosher.

    Hosted by:

    Alina & Eugene Zinchik
    Dima & Samantha Mostovoy

  • Zahav Inspired Shabbat

    Saturday, September 13, at 6:00 p.m.
    $150 per person

    Join us for a shabbat evening featuring recipes from a favorite Israeli chef — Michael Solomonov, hosted by the Lassers and Bernsteins. Feast on your favorite recipes, enjoy Israeli wines, and the company and comraderie of your Beth Sholom family. Menu will be vegetarian.

    Hosted by:

    Jamie & Seth Lasser
    Tanya & Mark Bernstein

  • Taste of Japan: Whisky Edition

    Thursday, September 18, at 7:00 pm 
    $180 per person

    In Shakespeare, it is Montague vs. Capulet. In Game of Thrones, it is Targaryen vs. Lannister. In the world of Japanese whisky, it is House of Suntory vs. House of Nikka. Japanese whisky is in a class of its own. Come explore this refined world with a flight of top-shelf offerings from these two legendary Japanese whisky houses, including Yamazaki, Hakushu, Hibiki, Yoichi, Miyagikyo, Taketsuru, and other palate-dazzling surprises.  Japanese fare will accompany the tasting and the fun. Kanpai!

    Hosted by:

    Daniel Schiffner & Mariana Roytman Schiffner

  • Shabbat in Noe

    Friday, October 3, at 6:00 p.m.
    $150 per person

    A home-cooked shabbat dinner with some great wines from a selection of some of Napa's best spots from Caitlin and Sam's cellar

    Hosted by:

    Sam & Caitlin Gaynor

  • Magic & Milkshakes

    Date TBD
    $50 per child

    Two hours of instruction and play of Magic: the Gathering, an analog card game that could busy your child for the next ten years. Taught by Ari Dalfen and Asher Chinn, CBS preschool and Shabbat School graduates and current 10th graders.

    Hosted by:

    Liz Noteware & Angie Dalfen

Sponsorship Levels

  • L'Chaim!

    $18,000

    8 reserved seats at a prime table and 8 tickets for CBS staff

  • Salud!

    $10,800

    6 reserved seats at a prime table and 6 tickets for CBS staff

  • Prost!

    $7,200

    4 reserved seats at a prime table and 4 tickets for CBS staff

  • A Sante!

    $3,600

    4 reserved seats at a prime table

  • Cheers!

    $1,800

    2 reserved seats at a prime table

Todah Rabah to our Current Sponsors

Michael Bien
Pat Blackburn
Rafael Burde & Clara Brenner
Sonia Daccaret & Alex Bernstein
Sandy Edwards
Debra Fickler & Steve Russell
Gary & Debbie Frank
Jerilyn Gelt
Mark Gunther & Anne Krantz
Scott Horowitz & Missy Sue Mastel
Judy Leash
David Malman & Ellen Shireman
Michael Rapaport & Ruth Katz
Joe & Julie Ratner
Mariana Roytman Schiffner & Dan Schiffner
Jacqueline Shelton & Craig Miller
Harriet & Mitchell Sollod
Jean Tepper
Carol Weitz
Lucille & Norman Zilber

L'Chaim!

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Salud!

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Prost!

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A Sante!

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Cheers!

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L'Chaim! 🥂 Salud! 🥂 Prost! 🥂 A Sante! 🥂 Cheers! 🥂