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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 Service and Torah Dedication!
Shabbat Service and Torah Dedication
Join us for a Kol Shira milestone event. We’ll gather to dedicate our Torah, received the previous week as a donation from a congregation in New York! This will be part of our Shabbat celebration, where as always we’ll sing and pray with Cantor Gostein and afterwards enjoy schmoozing and connecting over a Kol Shira oneg. Good for all ages. A very special occasion!
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.
Purim and Pizza
Celebrate Purim!
Join us for fun Purim festivities for all ages.
At “Purim and Pizza” we’ll observe all four Mitzvot of Purim:
Reading the Megillah with the story of Esther
Enjoying a festive Purim meal
Sending gifts with a “white elephant” misloach manot or regift exchange
Gifts to the poor from bags made at our Day of Giving.
Come in costume!
Enjoy hamentaschen, pizza and potluck sides.
Pizza will be vegetarian but otherwise standard.
Feel free to bring gluten-free or lactose-free or other specialty or even non-pizza things as a potluck contribution.
Location: Dell JCC Campus
For Families with Kids: Play on the playground at 5pm, then come inside at 5:30pm for festivities.
Suggested donation for pizza:
$8 per person. To pay click here.
This event is accessible to all who wish to attend, regardless of financial ability. If you wish support this policy, please increase your donation. Thanks!
👉RSVP below. You’ll receive an email with details.
Livestream Shabbat & Torah Watch Party
Livestream Shabbat Service, Torah Watch Party, Schmooze and Oneg
Join us for a Kol Shira milestone event. We’ll gather to watch livestream Shabbat evening services from New York with a special moment where a Torah is being donated to us! Afterwards, continue celebrating and schmoozing over a Kol Shira oneg. Good for all ages.
Member Meeting
For members: help shape the future of Kol Shira. We'll gather to discuss big questions about our vision for Kol Shira and how to make it reality. Members will receive an invitation via email.
Day of Giving
Join the Kol Shira Mitzvah Circle in a Day of Giving
We'll be making bags with needed supplies for our unhoused neighbors, including socks, hygiene products, food, and money. All ages are welcome and included for this 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.