The Story of Yaakov Shwekey יעקב שוואקי | Meaningful People #52

Yaakov Shwekey stormed into the Jewish music scene in 2001 with his debut solo album, Shomati, soaring to the top of the charts To date.
Yaakov is one of the most popular singers of our time. In this episode, we talk about it all with him.
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[@mexifaith]

Love from Ben Noach family. Happy your going to our home country Mexico 🇲🇽

[@zilpah9890]

I never realized Shwekey"s impact on the Jewish world. Yaakov Shwekey helped us connect the Sephardim and Ashkenazim in a beautiful way . His music gave way to many other amazing Jewish artists that are enjoyed worldwide by Jews and non-Jews .

[@rustygg1]

Yaakov Shwekey, Hashem blessed you with a gift to share with the world. G-d bless you Shwekey! Am Yisrael Chai

[@helenamcekron7165]

Thank you for this interview I love it.

[@abrahamgoldsmith9108]

I am really happy you did this interview with Yaakov you see who he truly is whereas before you just saw Yaakov Shwekey the singer you see Yaakov Shwekey the human being. Wow what a special person

[@user-jq3sj7dq2m]

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[@queensborough1]

Happy to see the Hebrew subtitles. I'm sure Israeli's will love this podcast

[@regnalnevets]

This will be the top listened to interview

[@GBolingo]

So eine schöne und klare Stimme - wenn er singt UND wenn er spricht. Göttlich.

[@Judys_Jewish_Music]

SO Much Chesed & quality in his music, always

[@dasi3300]

ראיתי את כל הראיון ותודה רבה על התירגום כי אני מישראל ראיון מושלם ויעקב שוואקי גם מאוד מרתק בראיונות חוץ מיזה שהוא גדול הזמר היהודי תודה רבה לכם !!

[@mordechailewis7201]

Yaakov Shwekey is so down to earth!

[@hortenciawall-salas9831]

Totally agree with Shwekey, be careful what you listen to cause it influences your soul, and I can say that even though I don’t speak Hebrew, every time I listen to Yaacov sing it lifts my spirit.

[@Judys_Jewish_Music]

What an unbelievable story, re: composition of a song Shwekey was currently recording.‼️🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@23yybz]

Wow! What a Straight up Great Guy and Singer! Very impressive!

[@rrm41]

Every person in music industry must hear this. Best advice ever. He knows what hes talking about.

[@naomiburn8386]

This makes me see so clearly that, superstar or balabusta, as Jews we have the ability to connect. Truly as brothers/sisters. It’s real.

[@naomiburn8386]

*so easily.

[@Judys_Jewish_Music]

In my book, Yaakov Shwekey has Done So Much for Klal Yisrael, for many years‼️‼️‼️

[@tkids6263]

I Love This Soooooo Much, I Like The Hebrew Subtitles. Good Luck

[@BenSkyLakewood]

Amazing stuff given over by Yaakov Shwekey, so much more than just a singer doing a schmooze.

[@user-vr2fw3qr6n]

תודה על התרגום...חיכינו לזה

[@sarahcrowe9730]

Really Lovethese two “Guys”‼️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️😃😃

[@danielafesti6728]

NON HO CAPITO NULLA MA SONO UNA FAN DI YAAKOV SHWKEY DA ANNI-LUI è IL NAMBER ONE DELLA MUSICA -UNA VOCE MAGNIFICA UN RAPPRESENTANTE DI ISRAEL A LIVELLO MONDIALE-UN UOMO CHE AMA HASCHEM LA FAMIGLIA IL SUO POPOLO-E CHE NON SI NASCONDE -NON HO CAPITO NULLA .MA SOLO VEDERLO MI CONSOLA .SHALOM YAAKOV TODA RABA♥ DALL'ITALIA♥CON AMORE♥

[@yaakovantokol9702]

Great interview! Thanks for getting him on your show

[@jacobsolomon427]

Great interview!

[@SimchaYaffa]

ישר כח על התרגום

[@SimchaYaffa]

ראיון מרתק - תודה רבה

[@et4031]

Great interview, thank you Yaakov for sharing your story and your music.

[@ChesedChicago]

Great job Nachi and Yaakov. Best of luck to all who entered!

[@cheskysadventures4598]

Wow! One of the best episodes yet!! Thanks

[@mordechaibenjaminson2409]

Thanks guys for interviewing great people, keep it up

[@denaben-noon8882]

Amazing episode, great addition with subtitles

[@rivkaruzin2736]

Great interview with the great singer, lots of new interesting info and it's amazing that the song goes straight into the soul! Thank you!!!

[@ellenduijker8180]

The first time I went to a concert of Yaakov Shwekey was in Paris 2012. I only knew his music for 6 months. We live in the Netherlands and we drove more than 373 miles for 1 evening. It was incredible!. After that we went to a concert in Paris 2 more times and once in London. Hope you come back to Europe soon.

[@MeaningfulPeople]

WOAH

[@robinbehar]

Very moving and informative interview of a man with a mission. An important and meaningful Jewish mission. Your superb interview moved me deeply. Right place. Right time. Right message. Nice job boys. Shalom from Montreal. Thank you!

[@pinnymusic]

Great interview!! Shwekey is not only a talented singer but apparently an awesome story teller as well. I was stuck here through the entire interview. Wow!!

[@_einodmilvado]

Incredible interview! Life giving. HaShem is great and His name is greatly to be praised!

[@mordechairozwaski1458]

Wow, Great interview! Great musician and great shaliach for Hashem! Have a nice shabbos everyone!

[@coraperaza7916]

Para mi fue un placer, Oír esta entrevista Yaakov sobre su vida. Dios esta con usted donde quiera que vaya con la familia. Y les multiplica las bendiciones por siempre. Muchas gracias por esta entrevista >>>>

[@aidelsmith6686]

I like that you added Hebrew subtitles! kol hakavod!

[@jkings87]

Great episode. Very moving and inspiring. You both have become great listeners which makes the quality of the episodes great to listen to. Keep up the great work!

[@MeaningfulPeople]

Todah

[@aidelsmith6686]

I have been waiting for this one!!!

[@noahginsberg7895]

amazing interview !!

[@ruthietaylor8756]

Love Yaakov! Bless you amen

[@Judys_Jewish_Music]

Amazing to listen, months later. A Toast To Life has become a Super Fun Quality Music Video. & Now Shwekey has recently released a Varied & Entended Medley Album called Elevate.

[@zeevischupper3606]

Very nice interview with yaakov I like the interview

[@adenilzasilvadesouza5816]

Yaakov é um levita ungido por Deus, carismático, simples, tem seriedade no que faz e ama ajudar. Ele canta com alma. Deveriam pelo menos ter colocado a legenda em espanhol, já que não tem em português. Pra nós brasileiros entendermos. Amooo ouvir suas músicas. Pernambuco

[@Judys_Jewish_Music]

👍🏻👍🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻💙💙😍 Perfect Episode for Jewish Music Fans & Fans of Chesed

[@yehonatanlevy1]

Amazing Podcast!

[@steveteitelbaum1186]

Great interview

[@ester329]

Love the podcast! I wish you’d do one with Motty Steinmetz, but I dont even know how much of an english speaker he is...Thank you for the content!

[@mariamaciel1001]

Mi vida mis temas favoritos amo esos temas

[@ayz92]

Great Episode!!! Very very meaningful!

[@michdevorah]

A beautiful, sensitive and heart warning interview!! Hashem has given you such special talents to lighten up the world and bring us torahvalues, meaning and love . Also Loved hearing about yaakov's wife and her inspirational work and dedication!!! Mama rochel always,brings me to tears!!! Toda rabba from Sydney Australia !!!!

[@ayz92]

@@michdevorah warming*

[@michdevorah]

@@ayz92 absolutely!!

[@tyjameson7404]

We need more Jewish subtitles 👍🏼🙏🏽🙌🏼

[@tkids6263]

Hebrew, Not Jewish There Are Non-Jews That Speak Hebrew

[@adenilzasilvadesouza5816]

Amei vê a Bandeira do Brasil em um concerto que Yaakoc fez em Telavive. A esta música que o mesmo cantou com os soldados israelenses é muito emocionante . Tem uma que fala na Torah desde que a ouvi chorava muito. Pedi pra minha filha vê a tradução e vi que falava na Torah, até hoje canto chorando.

[@ZevMeth_originaljewishmusic]

Are you going to interview Yitzy Waldner? He's a very meaningful composer!

[@liorarivkadeville6396]

His voice is something else

[@BenSkyLakewood]

Thanks guys, good work. IMO spend a few bucks on a boom system , its very 1980s to have all those wires around. hope this is helpful Good shabbos.

[@_einodmilvado]

We will all become one.

[@benzismuzic]

If it’s about taking our prayers to next level…n having youth connect to Jewish music more than the past….than make new album available on streaming!!!!

[@aneziasouza620]

Sou sua fã, pricipalmente o cântico Rachem e muitos outros.

[@_einodmilvado]

Tune in around 35:22 to hear an incredible story! Wow!!!! רחם

[@yehoshuagoldstein6887]

Amazing You should get Henry Abramson on the podcast

[@user-hf9hx3mm1x]

Every person must praise Gd and mention his name every day always because otherwise he is in hiding from him to be blessed will you know where the blessed name is he is? The whole world is around every cemetery and encompasses every cemetery and within every cemetery there is no site and place where its blessed light is not found or we do not reach it because the name he both sees you and hears you and also knows what you think and he understands the human heart because his great light is spreading throughout The whole world is a son in our physical and lower worlds that we know in the world of doing and a son in the heavenly and spiritual upper worlds that we do not know at all. And he who does not know the name will be blessed, he is in a big and difficult problem and he knew that the degree of justice of the name is blessed is imposed on him by the person who does not know his creator badly, because he created us and he created the whole world. Everyone control the whole world and do He is called as his will and darkness really and the same person who does not know his creator and creator is called a poor and miserable person and pity him for that person called a person who has no mind and is like a beast and he who does not think of the name will be blessed or he does not know him or he does not praise the name Blessed is he or every person who eats food without blessing before and after him the name will be blessed with the blessing of the Nahanin on the food that the name will be blessed he gave us with his many mercies and graces on us whoever eats whatever the name is in his mercy gave us it It is cursed at all and it is called a person who does not know his Creator and creator Bar Minan and Rahmana Letzlen and about him the verse is said that the word of the name in this Bar Minan about me and you Blessed be Yahweh forever Amen and Amen

[@jonathanrosenblum7295]

The "it" factor that Yaakov spoke about had so much Chochma to it. Not Shayich interview

[@elimak5402]

Whats the cash advance joke?

[@shlomosafdeye9730]

Wow

[@andrewgiladi3088]

There is only One Shwekey...B'h....

[@rebecaalmazanbahena2419]

Podrían traducir al español esta entrevista Subtítulos Gracias los amo😊

[@hdonstraight]

What about chabad Shluchim in crazy places.

[@gcohn]

Libi BaMizrach is his best album to date.

[@8otherwordlyadventurers]

reference 1:05:42 I see you have Mr. Yaakov Shwekey up in a hobnobingit place asking a very sketchy almost illegal question which he skill fully avoids in that 'Wait a second why should I even be thinking about someone dead I would want to talk to because might that then want me to say pull a saul and contact samuel? or whatever the latest 'contact your past lives selves' scam is because everybody should be a knowing not to do Sorcery right? Anyway, cool hobnobingit interview! Hmph.

[@shternasarahshulevitz6533]

Everything is hashgacha protis

[@RabbiGreenspan]

VERY VERY NICE SUIT

[@tamir.h.4235]

what about his rapping skills tho??