Welcoming Shabbat with Yismechu Sung by Cantor Yaakov Motzen

Cantor Yaakov Motzen is a native of Tel Aviv and the fifth generation of a family of Cantors. He attended the Kol Torah, Be’er Yaakov and Ponovezh yeshivot in Israel and studied music and vocal technique with the late Yosef Goland, the principal baritone in the Berlin opera in the late 1920’s. He also studied liturgy with the renowned Cantor Yitzchak Eshel, obm. Additionally, he served in the Israel Defense Forces.

Cantor Motzen served as vice president of the Nachala organization from 1973-1978, which was dedicated to entertaining wounded soldiers. Cantor Motzen held the position of Chief Cantor in Givatayim, Haifa, and Ramat Gan, and sang on Kol Yisrael radio and television.

Cantor Motzen served Congregation Shomrim Laboker-Beth Yehuda-Shaarei Tefillah and the Adath Israel Poalei Zedek Congregation in Montreal. From 1997 to 2005 he served as the Cantor of Shaarei Shomayim Congregation in Toronto, Canada. 

Since 2005, he has been the Chazzan at The Shul of Bal Harbour, Florida. Cantor Motzen has performed in concert in many parts of the world, and he has become a favorite of guests of many kosher cruises.

In this video Cantor Motzen sings Yismechu from the Shabbat liturgy.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

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