Artist: Yaakov Shwekey Album: Leshem Shomayim Genre: Jewish Worship Year: 2008 Bit Rate: 192 kbps Size: 108 MB Number of Files: 2 Tracklist: 01. Birshus 02. Lsheim Shomayim 03. Eishes Chayil 04. Emes 05. Av Horachamim 06. Haloi Yadata 07 Tate Yiddish 08. Hein Am 09. Ki Hashem 10. Ma Ma Ma 11. Meshoich Noam 12. Koili El Hashem 13. Tate English Yaakov Shwekey (b. 1975) is a Jewish American recording artist of Egyptian and Syrian Sefardic heritage and is a popular musical entertainer in the Orthodox Jewish community. After singing with the Miami Boys Choir, he first launched a solo career in 2001, with his debut album Shomati. Since then he has become a Jewish music sensation. Shwekey has continued to release hit albums. To date, seven albums have been released, including a compilation of wedding songs (Be'Simcha), a compilation of Kumzitz songs (Behisorerus), and his first concert DVD, "Shwekey – Live in Paris 2006." Other albums include Pisome and Yedid. His newest album is a CD/DVD called Leshem Shomayim which was released in 2007. Quite a few of Shwekey's songs in particular have garnered a substantial following. One of his most famous songs is Racheim composed by Pinky Weber, in which he sings the words Jews say in the prayer after eating, asking God to have mercy on the Jewish nation and the city of Jerusalem. As Shwekey describes this moving song, "It’s a prayer. It’s not just a song. We connect with G-d and ask Him to have mercy". Another of his famous hits is entitled Mama Rochel composed by Abie Rotenberg, quoting the prophet Jeremiah, Shwekey asks our Matriarch Rachel to cry and beg on behalf of the Jewish People. Other songs of his, including Shomati and Im Eshkacheish, from Psalms 137, have also found considerable popularity as wedding songs at Jewish wedding ceremonies. Part 2: Download
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