saturday/5
Yehuda Poliker. Performance by longtime Israeli musician known for blending Mediterranean influences with rock and pop. At Stanford’s Memorial Auditorium, 551 Serra Mall. 8 p.m. $80-$110. www.paloaltojcc.org/yehudapoliker
sunday/6
Israeli pop star in da house. An outspoken and celebrated Israeli pop star with 15 albums to her name, Noa is on a brief international tour that includes only six U.S. stops — one of which will be in San Francisco, in Emanu-El’s main sanctuary. With her longtime collaborator, guitarist Gil Dor, Noa will perform older stuff as well as tracks off her latest album, “Love Medicine.” 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 at Congregation Emanu-El, 2 Lake St., S.F. $18-$75. www.tinyurl.com/emanuel-noa
wednesday/9
Orquesta Victoria. 14-piece tango band from Buenos Aires with Jewish backstory on West Coast tour for new album “El Mundo Is the World.” At Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, S.F. 6 and 8:30 p.m. $25. Details on six other local shows at www.villacrespoproductions.com
sunday/13
“The Poems and Songs of Women in the Bible.” Concert built around the poems of Judith Goldhaber, with music by Aaron Blumenfeld. At Temple Sinai, 2808 Summit St., Oakland. 7:30 p.m. $15. [email protected]
thursday/17
Stephen Saxon. “L’Chayim! To Life!” Jewish music series presents a concert of liturgical music by cantorial soloist. At Sonoma State, Schroeder Hall, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park. 6:30 p.m. Free. www.tinyurl.com/ssu-jewishmusic