saturday/24
Raising their voices in peace. Coming at a time of heightened turmoil in the world, the Kol Truah Jewish Choir is seeking to encourage peace through music with its new series, “Shir LaShalom,” or “Song for Peace.” In performances around the Bay Area, the East Bay choir will perform folk songs and Jewish liturgical compositions, including an Israeli peace anthem and the West Coast premiere of a piece by composer Rich Campbell.
8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 at Congregation Kol Shofar in Tiburon; 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 25 at Temple Beth Hillel in Richmond; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 at Temple Israel in Alameda; and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1 at Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley. $10-$15. (510) 981-2705 or [email protected]
“Wrestling Jerusalem.” Aaron Davidman’s solo show about the struggle to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. 7 p.m. $10-$18. www.emanuelsf.org
monday/26
“The Mitzvah Project.” Performance and lecture by Roger Grunwald, descendant of Holocaust survivors, about the “mischlings,” part-Jewish soldiers in Hitler’s army. At Stanford University, 565 Mayfield Ave., Stanford. 7 p.m. Free. jewishstudies.stanford.edu. Also Jan. 28 at Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit St., Oakland. 7:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation. www.oaklandsinai.org. Also Jan. 31 at Congregation Kol Shofar, 215 Blackfield Drive, Tiburon. 7:30 p.m. Free, but donations accepted. www.kolshofar.org (See story, 26)
friday/30
“Fiddler on the Roof.” Opening performance by Young People’s Teen Musical Theatre Co. At Randall Museum, 199 Museum Way, S.F. 7:30 p.m. Also Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 1 at 2 p.m. Through Feb. 8. $10-$15. www.yptmtc.org
monday/2
“He Said, She Said.” Men and women bare all about food, family and fooling around in L.A.-based Jewish Women’s Theatre production. At Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. 7:30 p.m. $20-$30. www.paloaltojcc.org