Shabbat Dinner
Join us for a potluck Shabbat dinner with the Kol Shira community, with blessings and singing led by Cantor Abby Gostein. Sign up to bring something to share for dinner or dessert.
Slichot
Begin the High Holy Day season with music, reflection, and learning. We'll explore themes of repentance and restoration through the inspiring work of the Women's Storybook Project.
Board and Member Meeting on Zoom
Members of Kol Shira are invited to attend and participate in the monthly board meeting. This is a great opportunity to engage with fellow members and contribute to the health and success of our Kol Shira community. Not a Member yet? It's easy to join. Check the "Join us" section on the website.
Music Makers Rehearsal for High Holy Days
Join Cantor Gostein for a Music Makers rehearsal to prepare for High Holy Days. You will learn music to help build the ruach (spirt) of the services. There are options for singing or playing your instrument.
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Welcome the New Year with prayer, music, and community. Celebrate the beginning of the High Holy Days in a warm, participatory service.
Rosh Hashanah Morning and Potluck Lunch
Celebrate the New Year with a joyful morning service, followed by a community potluck lunch.
Rosh Hashanah Picnic and Tashlich
Gather outdoors for a picnic in the park followed by Tashlich, a meaningful ritual of casting away the burdens of the past year as we begin anew.
Music Makers Rehearsal for High Holy Days
Join Cantor Gostein for a Music Makers rehearsal to prepare for High Holy Days. You will learn music to help build the ruach (spirt) of the services. There are options for singing or playing your instrument.
Erev Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre)
Enter the Day of Atonement with the moving melodies of Kol Nidre and an evening of reflection, prayer, and spiritual renewal.
Yom Kippur and Break Fast
Join us for Yom Kippur services as we reflect, pray, and seek renewal. We'll conclude the day by breaking the fast together as a community.
Erev Shabbat and Erev Sukkot
Celebrate the joy of Sukkot and welcome Shabbat in a festive service marking the beginning of this season of gratitude and gathering.
Snacks in the Sukkah
Enjoy time together in the sukkah while assembling care bags for our neighbors experiencing homelessness. A family-friendly afternoon of community and service.
Shabbat and Simchat Torah
Come welcome Shabbat and celebrate the annual renewal of the Torah cycle at Simchat Torah. We will have a festive service marking the milestone and the blessings of gratitude and gathering. Contact Cantor Gostein for Torah reading opportunities.
Board and Member Meeting on Zoom
Members of Kol Shira are invited to attend and participate in the monthly board meeting. This is a great opportunity to engage with fellow members and contribute to the health and success of our Kol Shira community. Not a Member yet? It's easy to join. Check the "Join us" section on the website.
Board and Member Meeting on Zoom
Members of Kol Shira are invited to attend and participate in the monthly board meeting. This is a great opportunity to engage with fellow members and contribute to the health and success of our Kol Shira community. Not a Member yet? It's easy to join. Check the "Join us" section on the website.
Board and Member Meeting on Zoom
Members of Kol Shira are invited to attend and participate in the monthly board meeting. This is a great opportunity to engage with fellow members and contribute to the health and success of our Kol Shira community. Not a Member yet? It's easy to join. Check the "Join us" section on the website.
Music Makers Rehearsal for High Holy Days
Join Cantor Gostein for a Music Makers rehearsal to prepare for High Holy Days. You will learn music to help build the ruach (spirt) of the services. There are options for singing or playing your instrument.
Shofar Blower’s Rehearsal
Do you know your "t'ruah" from your "sh'varim"? If not, we can help! Learn to blow the shofar in a fun and supportive group setting! Join in the High Holy Days group blowing shofar if you feel ready.
Torah Reader Rehearsal for High Holy Days
Torah readers for the High Holidays services will practice reading from the Torah scroll and receive coaching and feedback from Cantor Gostein.
Mitzvah Circle Volunteers at the Food Bank
Join Kol Shira’s Mitzvah Circle for a meaningful morning of service at the Food Bank. Together, we'll help inspect, clean, sort, box, and prepare donated food and other essential items for distribution to partner agencies and the communities they serve.
Music Makers Rehearsal for High Holy Days
Join Cantor Gostein for a Music Makers rehearsal to prepare for High Holy Days. You will learn music to help build the ruach (spirt) of the services. There are options for singing or playing your instrument.
Shofar Blower’s Rehearsal
Do you know your "t'ruah" from your "sh'varim"? If not, we can help! Learn to blow the shofar in a fun and supportive group setting! Join in the High Holy Days group blowing shofar if you feel ready.
Family Education Program
Join us for our first Family Education program! This gathering is for families with pre-school and school-age children. We'll be using the Shalom Learning curriculum for an engaging Jewish educational topic to complement the home-based and congregation-based aspects of our program. Contact Cantor Gostein for more details.
South-Side Shabbat Brunch
Gather with South-side Kol Shira buddies for a potluck Shabbat brunch.
Shabbat Evening Service
Join us to sing, pray, and connect as we celebrate Shabbat evening together with Cantor Abby Gostein. All ages and Jewish experience levels welcome! Questions encouraged.
Music Makers Rehearsal for High Holy Days
Join Cantor Gostein for a Music Makers rehearsal to prepare for High Holy Days. You will learn music to help build the ruach (spirt) of the services. There are options for singing or playing your instrument.
Music Makers Rehearsal for High Holy Days
Join Cantor Gostein for a Music Makers rehearsal to prepare for High Holy Days. You will learn music to help build the ruach (spirt) of the services. There are options for singing or playing your instrument.
Special Member Meeting & Board Meeting to Follow
The Board has called a Special Meeting of the Members to vote on an amendment to the Bylaws to broaden membership eligibility. Watch your weekly newsletter to see the proposed amendment text. Members please join the meeting to vote.
Shabbat Evening Service
Join us to sing, pray, and connect as we celebrate Shabbat evening together with Cantor Abby Gostein. All ages and Jewish experience levels welcome! Questions encouraged.
Music Makers Rehearsal
Join Cantor Abby Gostein for a Music Makers rehearsal for Friday night's Shabbat service! There are options for singing or playing your instrument.
Shabbat Splash
Come splash and snack and gather with new and old friends to bring extra joy to your Shabbat! All ages are welcome and a lifeguard will be present.
Mitzvah Circle Supports Any Baby Can
Join Mitzvah Circle as we decorate and assemble gift bags for new mothers served by Any Baby Can, an Austin nonprofit supporting families with babies and young children with disabilities and families facing financial challenges.
Pizza, Movie, and Havdalah for Families with Young Children
For families with young children to get to know each other! Gather together in a member's home for a fun pizza dinner and a kid-friendly movie plus Havdalah led by Cantor Gostein. Our two host families will coordinate contributions for the pizza and other dinner items.
Shabbat Dinner
Join us for a potluck Shabbat dinner with the Kol Shira community, with blessings and singing led by Cantor Abby Gostein. Sign up to bring something to share for dinner or dessert.
Board and Member Meeting on Zoom
Members of Kol Shira are invited to attend and participate in the monthly board meeting. This is a great opportunity to engage with fellow members and contribute to the health and success of our Kol Shira community. Not a Member yet? It's easy to join. Check the "Join us" section on the website.
Shabbat Evening Service
Join us to sing, pray, and connect as we celebrate Shabbat evening together. This service is led by our volunteer service leaders! After the service we’ll continue connecting with schmoozing and treats at the oneg.
Lay Leader Training for the July 10 Shabbat Service — Part 2
Help strengthen our community’s co-op spirit by building the skills to lead Shabbat together. Join Cantor Gostein for two hands-on sessions to learn and practice both musical and non-musical aspects of service leadership.
Shabbat Morning Service and Potluck Kiddush Lunch
Join us to sing, pray, connect, and hear Kol Shira participants chant from Torah as we celebrate Shabbat morning together with Cantor Abby Gostein, followed by a potluck Kiddush lunch.
Summer Member Meeting
At our summer member meeting we'll plan for Kol Shira's upcoming year, including discussing our visions, hopes, and dreams and how to bring them to reality, and get ready to vote to elect our new board of trustees in the days following the meeting.
Make Shabbat Boxes with Mitzvah Circle
Kol Shira’s Mitzvah Circle volunteers will gather to prepare Shabbat Boxes that will be distributed to clients of the Jewish Family Services (JFS) Food Pantry and to individuals receiving chaplaincy visits through JFS.
Lay Leader Training for the July 10 Shabbat Service — Part 1
Help strengthen our community’s co-op spirit by building the skills to lead Shabbat together. Join Cantor Gostein for two hands-on sessions to learn and practice both musical and non-musical aspects of service leadership.
Game Night Social
Let’s have some fun and hang out with Havdalah, games, and friendly competition at our Game Night Social. Bring your favorite tabletop games and snacks.
Shabbat Evening Service
Join us to sing, pray, and connect as we celebrate Shabbat evening together with Cantor Abby Gostein. All ages and Jewish experience levels welcome! Questions encouraged.
Music Makers Rehearsal
Join Cantor Abby Gostein for a Music Makers rehearsal for Friday night's Shabbat service! There are options for singing or playing your instrument.
Shabbat at Home or With Friends
We do not have a Kol Shira service tonight, but we encourage you to welcome Shabbat at home or with friends! Here are a few simple resources.
Shavuot and Yizkor
Celebrate the giving of the Torah at Sinai and remember loved ones in the presence of community at this Festival (Chag) time. All ages and Jewish experience levels welcome!

