Kol Dodi

Kol Dodi is a Messianic congregation in Franklin, Tennessee, home to Jewish and non-Jewish believers in Yeshua. It gathers Saturday mornings at 11, in person or online. Worship mixes contemporary and traditional styles, followed by in-depth study of the parashah, the weekly Torah portion, with a focus on Yeshua. A time of fellowship follows, and a prayer team is available.

The congregation holds that the Tanakh and the Apostolic Writings together are the authoritative Word of God. It does not accept an additional Oral Torah given at Sinai. Jewish followers of Yeshua, it teaches, are called to maintain their Jewish biblical heritage and remain part of the people Israel. Gentile followers are called to unity with them while remaining Gentiles in identity. Together, the congregation says, they form a witness of the "one new man." It does not hold to One Law theology or Two-House teaching. Kol Dodi affirms that the Land of Israel belongs to the Jewish people in perpetuity and stands with the State of Israel. Its parent organizations are the MJAA and the IAMCS.

Rabbi Ken and Frances Alpren lead the community. Rabbi Ken grew up in a Jewish home near Philadelphia. Frances is a Sephardic Jew from Lima, Peru. After planting congregations elsewhere, the Alprens returned to Nashville to found Kol Dodi. Children's Shabbat school runs during the Saturday service for children from infancy through high school.