saturday/21

“To Everything There Is a Season.” Cantor Sharon Bernstein with the Cantor Unplugged Trio. Reception to follow. At Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, 290 Dolores St., S.F. 8 p.m. $10-$15. www.shaarzahav.org

Jewish Music Festival house concert. Canadian soprano Rhoslyn Jones, tenor Todd Wedge and 15-year-old Sam Siegel sing classical works with Jewish themes. In Cow Hollow, S.F. (address provided with ticket). 7:30 p.m. $25. ww.jewishmusicfestival.org

The Lewis Brothers. Music, storytelling and sing-along with Rabbi Shelly Lewis and his brother Dr. Sherwin Lewis. At Congregation Kol Emeth, 4175 Manuela Ave., Palo Alto. 7:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation for Second Harvest Food Bank. www.kolemeth.org

Gabriel Meyer Halevy. Poet, social activist and writer of Hebrew sacred music tells stories and performs songs from “The Human Project.” Urban Adamah, 1050 Parker St., Berkeley. Havdallah at 7:30 p.m.; concert at 8:15 p.m. $10-$20. www.urbanadamah.org

sunday/22

“Kolot” (Voices). Chamber music series focusing on works of 19th- to 21st-century Jewish composers for string quartet. At Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit St., Oakland. 5 p.m. $10-$15. RSVP to [email protected] gmail.com. www.jewishmusicfestival. org

“Mir Zingen: A Musical Tribute to the Jewish Chicken Ranchers of Petaluma.” Performance by Jewish Folk Chorus in honor of 150 years of Jewish life in Petaluma. Co-sponsored by B’nai Israel Jewish Center, Congregation Ner Shalom and Yiddishland. At Ner Shalom, 85 La Plaza, Cotati. Free. www.bnaiisrael.net

Jerusalem Quartet. Israeli foursome plays Bach, Bartok and Schumann. At Albert and Janet Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 4 p.m. $25-$50. www.paloaltojcc.org/events

tuesday/24

“The Water Castle” concert for women. Israeli Tziona Achishena (aka Zen Cohen)  performas and teaches chants and songs. At Chochmat HaLev, 2215 Prince St., Berkeley. 7 p.m. $15-$25.  www.chochmat.org

sunday/1

“Fiddler on the Roof: The Return and Redemption of Jerome Robbins.” Biographical concert about the director-choreographer’s version of the classic Jewish musical. Part of Congregation Beth Am’s 60th anniversary celebration. At Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. 4 p.m. Free. www.betham.org

tuesday/3

“I’m Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen.” Musical presentation by rock journalist Sylvie Simmons. At Jewish Community Library, 1835 Ellis St., S.F. 7 p.m. Free. www.jewishcommunitylibrary.org

thursday/5

JCC East Bay Jewish Music Festival. Opening-night peformance by the Klezmatics, a Grammy-winning band. At New Parish, 579 18th St., Oakland. 8 p.m. $22-$26. www.jewishmusicfestival.org (See story, 18)