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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 & 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 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!
Board and Member Meeting
Members of Kol Shira are invited to attend and participate in the monthly board meeting and contribute to the health and success of our Kol Shira community. Not a Member yet? It's easy to join.
Learn How You Can Provide After-Death Care with Chevra Kadisha
Learn about taharah (ritual preparation) and shemirah (guarding the deceased), and how you can provide this after-death care together with Kol Shira’s care committee, Rachamim.
Havdalah Ice Cream Social
Join us for Havdalah to mark the end of Shabbat while enjoying ice cream and socializing with Kol Shira friends new and old along with some special learning.
Learn to Lead a Shiva Minyan
Learn how to help lead a shiva minyan service. We'll discuss ways one can comfort a mourner and learn skills for both musical and non-musical shiva minyan leadership.
Shabbat Evening Service
Shabbat Evening Service, Schmooze and Oneg
Join us to sing, pray, and connect as we celebrate Shabbat evening together with Cantor Abby Gostein.
Music Makers Rehearsal
Make Music for our Shabbat service
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 Evening Service
Shabbat Evening Service, Schmooze and Oneg
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.
Board and Member Meeting
Board and Member Meeting
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 Picnic in the Park + Mitzvah Cards
Shabbat Picnic in the Park
Join for a relaxed and fun Shabbat Picnic in the Park. We’ll enjoy food and good company along with outdoor games and a Mitzvah Circle activity.
Shabbat Evening Service
Shabbat Evening Service, Schmooze and Oneg
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
Make Music for our Shabbat service
Join Cantor Abby Gostein for a Music Makers rehearsal for Friday night's Shabbat service! There are options for singing or playing your instrument.
Passover Yizkor
Passover Yizkor
Join in remembering loved ones during the Passover Festival, followed by time to visit with friends over coffee and light nosh.
Community Passover Seders
Passover Seders
Join with fellow Kol Shira community members for home-based Seders! We will match you up to either host a Seder or join a Seder.
Matzah Makers & Seder Singers
Getting Ready for Passover Workshop
Join us for a fun Pre-Passover gathering for all ages. To get ready for the holiday, we’ll mix, roll, and cook matzah, make matzah balls, and learn the Passover story through food, questions, and hands-on activities — plus tips for running a seder at home.
Shabbat Evening Service
Shabbat Evening Service, Schmooze and Oneg
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.
Lay Leader Training for Shiva Minyans
Lay Leader Training for Shiva Minyans
An opportunity for Jewish learning and to support the Kol Shira community when Cantor Gostein is away: Learn how to help lead a shiva minyan service. We'll discuss ways one can comfort a mourner and learn skills for both musical and non-musical shiva minyan leadership. Cantor Gostein will guide you to use your strengths to partner with others to confidently lead the community in prayer with user-friendly materials that she has prepared for you and the congregation.