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.
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.
Kol Shira Birthday Party
Celebrate Shabbat afternoon and one official year of Kol Shira with food, friends, and fun! Join us for a joyful birthday party featuring cake, fun, silly group games, and celebratory songs. Something for everyone and all ages. We’ll gather indoors and outdoors, enjoying the pleasant weather and the community we’ve built together.
Rachamim Care Committee Meeting
Rachamim is our Kol Shira caring committee. Come share experiences caring for Kol Shira community members last year; review all we've learned and collaborate to meet the needs of our growing community. New members welcome!
Music Makers Rehearsal
Join Cantor Abby Gostein for Kol Shira's monthly Jewish singing group, Music Makers. We will learn music and rehearse for Friday night’s Shabbat service! There are options for singing (all levels) or playing your instrument (intermediate and up).
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.
Out and About Shabbat Social
Meet up with Kol Shira friends for a relaxed Shabbat lunch at an Austin restaurant. We're picking a place with a variety of food options. Then keep the fun going with a family-friendly mini golf and/or ice cream outing. Join us for the whole schedule or any part of it. Enjoy Shabbat, food, friends, and fun.
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.
Family Education Program
Join us for our second in a series of Family Education programs for families with pre-school and school-age children! We'll use 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.
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. Children and adults will get to learn about and see the Torah up close, and we'll enjoy social time after the service with a potluck Kiddush lunch with the Kol Shira community.
Music Makers Rehearsal
Join Cantor Abby Gostein for Kol Shira's monthly Jewish singing group, Music Makers. We will learn music and rehearse for Saturday morning’s Shabbat service! There are options for singing (all levels) or playing your instrument (intermediate and up).
Mitzvah Circle Planning Meeting
Help plan upcoming Kol Shira Mitzvah Circle activities for volunteering in the community.
Events Committee Meeting
Help plan upcoming Kol Shira services and events! This is the team that makes it all happen.
South Austin Shabbat Picnic in the Park
Enjoy Shabbat with food and fun at a potluck picnic in the park with the Kol Shira community—on the SOUTH side of town! Playground and restrooms are available. We hope to use the pavilion, but it's a first-come situation, so please bring picnic blankets, chairs, folding tables in case! A great event for all ages!
Remembering October 7
Join the Austin Jewish community for “Remembering 10/7 in Poetry, Story, and Song,” a commemoration led by clergy from congregations across the city, including Cantor Gostein. Please come together in support of our wider community.
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.
Breakfast & Yizkor
Visit with friends over coffee and light nosh, then join in a short memorial service to remember loved ones at this Festival season.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Rosh Hashanah Morning and Potluck Lunch
Celebrate the New Year with a joyful morning service, followed by a community potluck lunch.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

