ArtScroll Presents: Yaakov Shwekey - Veha’er Eineinu - A Tribute to Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz ZT"L

Link: https://fanlink.to/Yaakov When Yaakov Shwekey walked into ArtScroll/Mesorah headquarters last year with a group of children from the Special Children’s Center of Lakewood, the idea first popped into his head. And the idea had been germinating ever since. Yaakov saw the mural on the wall of Rabbi Meir Yaakov Zlotowitz zt”l, the legendary founder of ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications, along with a beautiful tribute penned by his partner, Rabbi Nosson Scherman, depicting the world-changing impact that this one man had on the world. Yaakov wanted to express those very sentiments through song, paying homage to Rav Meir Yaakov ben Rav Aharon zt”l, who lit up the world with his vision and dedication to spreading Torah to the four corners of the globe. It was thus that this song, Veha’er Eineinu, was born. The result is a stunning production that movingly portrays the story of a child who questions his own ability to make a difference, but goes on to become the greatest Torah disseminator of his time, forever changing the Jewish landscape. The takeaway? Hashem gave each of us talents and abilities. And just as Rabbi Meir Yaakov Zlotowitz did, so can you use yours to change the world. Veha’er Eineinu Composed by: Eli Klein, Yitzy Waldner and Yaakov Shwekey Produced by Yaakov Shwekey and Yitzy Waldner Arranged and Mixed By: Ravid Kashti Child Soloist: Nosson Zvi Zlotowitz Video Produced by Kol Rom Directed by: Chananya Kramer Filmed at ArtScroll Studios Director of Photography and Visual Effects: Tim Brosius Filming: Emmanuel Lee Scripting: Malka Leah Josephs Casting: Adina Chesir Editing: Nechama Weiner Starring: Yaakov Kramer & Family, Jacob MacKinnon, Brandon Rothstein, Yaakov Zuber, Shmuel Boruch Chesir, Shmuli Kranz & Family Special Thank You To: Rabbi Sheah Brander, Eli Kroen, the Jaffa families, Jenine Shwekey, Yaakov Klugman and family, Chaim and Shira Zlotowitz, Colin and Lauren Goldstein and family, and Rabbi Dovid Neuman/V’Haarev Na LYRICS: אָבִינוּ אָב הָרַחֲמָן הַמְרַחֵם רַחֵם עָלֵינוּ וְתֵן בְּלִבֵּנוּ לְהָבִין וּלְהַשְׂכִּיל לִשְׁמֹעַ לִלְמד וּלְלַמֵּד. וְהָאֵר עֵינֵינוּ בְּתורָתֶךָ וְדַבֵּק לִבֵּנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתֶיךָ וְיַחֵד לְבָבֵנוּ לְאַהֲבָה וּלְיִרְאָה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ "Our Father, the merciful Father, Who acts mercifully, have mercy upon us, instill in our hearts to understand and elucidate, to listen, to learn, and to teach. Enlighten our eyes in Your Torah, attach our hearts to Your commandments, and unify our hearts to love and fear Your Name."