Born and raised in Chicago until the age of eight, Yaakov made aliyah in 1997. Since then he has lived most of his life in Israel with a brief stint in the states to complete High-School and gain his Bachelors degree. Upon his return to Israel Yaakov joined the Netzach Yehuda battalion of the IDF where he served three years as a field medic. He now studies at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan.