From Homelessness Back To Hasidic Judaism: The Story of Meilech Kohn

Meilech Kohn, originally named Elimeilech Kohn, grew up in a Satmar family residing in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He is the first cousin of renowned singer Lipa Schmeltzer.
Although he initially distanced himself from the Hasidic community of his upbringing, he later returned to it during his adult years. This personal journey is reflected in his music, which encompasses a diverse range of influences such as Techno music, Mediterranean pop, hints of trip-hop, and the melodic tapestry woven from a life enriched by travel, attentive listening, and emotional vulnerability.
In 2016, he achieved unexpected success with his popular song "VeUhavata," propelling him from relative obscurity to fame.
Meilech has been homeless, divorced, and running away from his community for many years and his story of teshuva is one of a kind.
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[@lisaabroad1192]

Wow, this interview completely changed my impression of Meilech. I did not think very highly of him before, and now I am extremely impressed by his depth and sincerity. Amazing!!!

[@naomiburn5289]

“Money, you can’t take it with you, but you can send it ahead.” - Meilech’s Dad

[@keltonfoster]

When he said that you can just get a good idea of what type of man he was. To show respect for someone even before them showing the type of character they have gives you a basis to build on instead of having a negative attitude to judge first then trust afterwards if nothing goes wrong. Love first is something i value. Not saying be reckless and blind to the danger but if possible do i extend trust first or hold people in the penalty box as a start?

[@MsMuradova]

Wow wow wow!! Thank you for this interview, he's truly an incredible person! He went thru a lot, I'm so glad he made his way back home! G-d bless him!

[@drizzler613]

Amazing, so touching, thank you so much for being vulnerable, you have given the world another beautiful gift with this interview!!

[@enodmilvado148]

Best chizuk i had in the longest time thank you so much🙏🏻

[@a192287]

Wow!!! Your interview is beyond words, so inspiring, very emotional and a tremendous amount of chizzuk. Thank you professor

[@LivingLchaim]

The professor is the best 😉

[@EliUnityGoldsmith]

A sincere soul and flow, having him sing and talk in person on our podcast flow really opened up our hearts ❤️- good job 👏 Yaakov with team 😊

[@sashacreary9007]

I’m not Jewish, but I’ve been following, and learning. Thanks for sharing.

[@BlueJayGer]

The music has so much more meaning and soul after hearing where it comes from

[@LivingLchaim]

He’s one of a kind, Sholom ♥️

[@gershhayes796]

I take from this , never forget to keep your eyes open " is always guiding. Never forget that the teacher never missing a thing and he made an entire world to be the classroom for you. Very beautiful to hear someone that found a connection to " from his heart. Shalom and great interview. All the best.

[@LivingLchaim]

Thanks so much. Well said.

[@chaimg881]

wow im so impressed, hes amazing ,thank you for this interview, it changed my view of life.!!!!!

[@Tzippi]

This video popped into my feed at the right moment. Thank you H-Shem.

[@pamreynolds6812]

Thank you for such abeautiful interview. I am so inspired to do more in my teshuva

[@-td4abba4truth40]

Thank you does not say enough, I am finding the TRUTH through Jews like you and I am so excited to continue this journey. Im not sure why I was born to a christian family, but I am so grateful for finding the TRUTH. May you all continue shinning the WHOLE TRUTH BLESSED BE HE & BLESSED IS HE B'H Sincerely'N'TRUTH d'Anthony

[@chayakohn1157]

AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING!! Meilech you’re the sweetest brother a girl can be blessed with. #respect. Love u, Cookie sister 😉

[@yonatanrokah5909]

An amazing interview ! Thank you Meilech for sharing your thoughts and stories ❤ all the best !

[@yitzchokroth6168]

Wow this was an amazing!! keep up your greatest content!!!

[@Tali5899]

I put on Veahavta often when i'm having 'one of those days'....thank you for sharing your talent with the world.This interview shed a whole new light on R'Meilech; i'm sorry you went through so much difficulty in your life, heartwarming interview. Ps, Mama kik is genius.

[@Authentic-Tanach]

Wow, one amazing guest after the next! Shgoiach Yaakov!

[@LivingLchaim]

Thanks Mendel ♥️

[@rubenyusupov4530]

Love the interview. Amazing and inspiring. ❤❤❤

[@meirahlabovitch3787]

amazing! Amazing! Amazing! Thank you so much! It was well worth the time to hear all of it! Directive on many levels!

[@KosherWithoutBorders]

I love the upbeat, positive energy! Thanks for sharing your story with us.

[@LivingLchaim]

He's the best. What a pure and holy soul.

[@yudelrox]

What a cool guy! Thanks for this interview

[@danm2831]

I want to highlight Reb Meilech's refusal to blame his rebbeim. "Everyone gets up in the morning wanting to be a good influence." "Everything happens the way it needs to." He gives everyone the benefit of the doubt. Which is very special.

[@user-pj4qr5gt7j]

בס"ד Wow! Reb Mailech, you are an amazing person!!! I listened to every word. So smart and realy special in every aspect. So impressing. I learned so much of this episode.

[@aarondavis5909]

What an inspiring and beautiful interview. What an inspiring story and inspiring person Thank you both.

[@minnakatz5238]

So much hidden inspiration. Wow. Just wow.

[@gittykupferstein2436]

Yaakov, amazing job!! Yechiel

[@shimonweiss1058]

Meilech, you're so wholesome and genuine ❤

[@allenczermak952]

Amazing , amazing amazing..MBD also is shy and has an amazing story...

[@bobgross3183]

Wow, meilech is just AMAZING

[@LivingLchaim]

One of a kind.

[@keltonfoster]

That way of thinking is what I want to have, send it ahead. Pay it forward

[@Dave-Music]

Very inspiring episode

[@EynOdMilevado]

Can’t wait for the new songs to come out. I loved the Mi Yodea. In fact I’m going to go to listen to it now. It’s been a while.

[@LivingLchaim]

Epic song

[@yitzymoseson9280]

Such a humble man,

[@chaimkeproductions9603]

so touching and heartbreaking

[@tovaeilenberg6529]

Amazing 🤩 thanks for sharing so inspiring BH

[@Avrum1990]

I'm remember him in LA about 2012 and he sang pesach after mariv, Yossele Rosenblatt Ribono shel olam for sefira, it was before he started his music career, we were all surprised how he new such a long confusing song so perfectly.

[@binyominribiat8394]

The Rebba Reb Meilech has a whole new meaning!!

[@e.c.a.1263]

Great guy. Thanks for sharing

[@LivingLchaim]

Thanks for watching ♥️

[@ignoranceisachoice6045]

Amazing inspiration!

[@eliyahupereira]

Huge inspiration to always keep a connection with Hashem no matter what

[@diannan8394]

Wow it’s amazing is very Inspirational 💖

[@SarahPorgesz-fj8vq]

Very inspirational

[@LivingLchaim]

🙌🏻🫶🏻

[@lipadeutsch4995]

WOW very positive energy put me some drips on my eye maybe this is the resin I'm here

[@LivingLchaim]

thanks Lipa

[@rachelb6565]

So insightful & a real inspiration

[@ghislaine412]

Bless You Rav Meleich, Gevalt

[@gabrielak.sharma6221]

Meilech Kohn is such a special person. I would be so interested in meeting him. Shabbat Shalom!

[@lipadeutsch4995]

very very powerful every word

[@davrockland]

Amazing amazing amazing, so so inspiring and beautiful, Meilech is a great Baal midos.

[@angusseletto1511]

DEEP And Emotional....thats all I feel I should say

[@thekloise1589]

Amazing! Thank Reb Meilech

[@SusanStricker-zo9iu]

Amazing and beautiful

[@yosefzee7605]

Love that joke in the beginning.. very sharp !

[@LivingLchaim]

🥁

[@mindy2939]

I'm so happy, ב''ה , for this important padcas. This interview with מיילך קאהן , will change the bad מחשבות , about him . Happy he came back to יידישקייט .

[@achdutmusic]

WOW. AMAZING STORY.

[@rivkiebaalhaness8782]

AMAZING!!! There is no one ike Meilich!!

[@jellyhappy4144]

Amazing 👏 🙀 😯 😮 😲 👏 🙀 😯 😮

[@MrsEstyS]

Amazing!!

[@bigdog4166]

This is a great channel to hear all different storys from Jews and specifically Jewish thought and stuff I can relate to really good job guys 👍

[@sarakaplan3396]

Amazing

[@mehad9885]

Beautiful

[@alizakastel2674]

Amazing!!!

[@LivingLchaim]

You are!

[@alizakastel2674]

@@LivingLchaim v’nahafuch hu! Lol

[@llrrbbmm]

אפשר איז דעס וואס די גייסט יעצט אריבער one of my favorite songs. thank you

[@fly20yoc]

Amazing amazing amazing.

[@LivingLchaim]

Thanks so much Yochi!!

[@steveneumann32]

Amazing.

[@OsnielRozen]

Mamish amazing!

[@shlomo633]

Wow amazing

[@yossi3764]

AMAZING!!!!!

[@LivingLchaim]

THANKS YOSSI!!!!

[@HM-pb5eg]

amazing

[@dartheater7348]

Hes so genuine

[@user-yz4ko8vh8o]

amazing!!

[@theorangecover1492]

Very nice story

[@shayaroth]

Amazing 🔥

[@LivingLchaim]

Thanks for watching Shaya!

[@FunDude-vu9es]

Amazing story

[@LivingLchaim]

Epic people have epic stories!

[@mosesschwartz5869]

Oh I didn't know he such a big artist I know him as a one song hit lol as far as life I'm happy for him

[@Fayefreeman]

Amazing 💛🎵✡️💛🎵

[@user-co4tr1ih3l]

Im impressed

[@mordechaiberman1812]

Nice

[@LL-mj5ij]

Wow wow wow amazing

[@LivingLchaim]

He is one of a kind.

[@deenalaxgorin7574]

Amazing x2

[@yankeyd358]

AMAZING!! I remember seeing him first time at "A Matter of Fax in Manhattan. His brother Moshe ate with us sometimes before he moved to LA. What an inspirational journey! P.s. please erase the Satmar comment about Williamsburg. There's also Pupa, Klauzenberg Viznitz, Vienna etc

[@josephklein8692]

Amazing!!! Interview... would want an interview with Mordechai ben David

[@LivingLchaim]

We'd loooooove to

[@avigoldenberg5429]

nice choice😁

[@denieragoldenberg]

i love it

[@jackweber5780]

The chizzuk from the נ׳חל נ׳ובע מ׳קור ח׳כמה is what’s gonna bring us all out of our גלות פרטיות…!!

[@eliyahupereira]

Emet

[@ruchie8933]

WOWOWOWOWOW!

[@LivingLchaim]

Thanks Ruchie!!!

[@benyaakov6453]

So is Meilech a Satmar today or some other sort of chasidus?

[@LivingLchaim]

breslov

[@OhrHashabos]

❤❤❤

[@LivingLchaim]

🥰🥰🥰

[@marceljoseph7416]

Such a holy soul, was taken to the abyss in order to be a role model that there's no yi'ush. מי כעמך ישראל

[@skyblue3518]

He should reach out to Joseph Kraus who left kiryas yoel and was interviewed by Andrew.

[@yosefzee7605]

Humble beautiful person

[@LivingLchaim]

Amen.

[@neilgrafstein2501]

totally awesome mamash gevaldic sweet like honey

[@LivingLchaim]

🍯🫶🏻

[@zeviklein1289]

36:38 emes!!!!

[@chaim3904]

I was homeless even when I was chasidish

[@asherfeldman1689]

Make it 15

[@GedaliaFrankel]

Poor Meilech

[@clarkcant]

I didn't understand anything about what we all wanted to hear about. "It happened so quickly," "I was on the streets," "I went to Uman and I'm back." Wouldn't this have been the right venue to share the details?

[@katiefountain2407]

Glad I'm not the only one. He's very vague. Maybe there is a backstory that I'm unaware of.

[@rrm41]

There is a backstory I've read about him once years ago an interview in a magazine and gave all details. I guess he chose not to talk about it anymore or hes embarrassed of it. Who knows.

[@EynOdMilevado]

Maybe too painful/shameful But anyway you’re not supposed to remind a Baal teshuva about his past. So it’s not really ok to probe.

[@beans4853]

He definitely doesn't need to share any details he's uncomfortable sharing, but the title was basically mentioning all that and then it was just skipped over...

[@LivingLchaim]

There was probably another 3 hours worth of his life and details. He kindly asked prior to respect him and he’ll open up about what he wants to open up about. Iyh one day!

[@tjb70]

He was homeless and took money from non-Orthodox shuls. Now, he engages in lashon hara against them?! I find that hypocritical.

[@LexiRae7]

BH 🎉

[@angusseletto1511]

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