Jonathan Markovitch

Rabbi
Jonathan Markovitch
Rabbi Jonathan Markovitch
Title	Chief Rabbi of Kyiv
Personal
Born	21 October 1967 (age 57); Uzhhorod, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine)
Religion	Judaism
Spouse	Elka Inna
Denomination	Chabad
Synagogue	Beit Menachem
Began	2000
Residence	Kyiv Ukraine
Semikhah	Rav Ovadia Yosef

Jonathan Benyamin Markovitch (Ukrainian: Йонатан Бін'ямін Маркович; born 21 October 1967) is the chief rabbi of Kyiv,^[1] and the official rabbi of the country's prisons.^[2]

Biography

Jonathan Benyamin Markovitch was born in 1967 in Uzhhorod (Ukraine).^{[citation needed]}

When he was 3 years old he immigrated to Israel with his family. As a child, he studied in the school and yeshiva of Chabad in the city of Kiryat Gat. He continued his studies at Yeshiva Kfar Ganim.^[3]

In 1986, he enlisted in the Israeli Air Force, and after 12 years of special service^[4] he was discharged to the reserve with the rank of major.^[5]

Education

Markovitch received rabbinical ordination from Ovadia Yosef, the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel ^[6]

He has a rabbinic status certificate from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and has also been verified and received rabbinical ordination from Eliyahu Aberjel, rabbi of Safed, Levi Bistritsky, Yitzhak Yehuda Yaroslavsky of the Israeli Chabad Rabbinical Court, and the Chief Rabbinate of the Israeli Army.^[7]

In addition to his extensive Torah studies, he holds a bachelor's degree in equipment and control from the Technion and also a master's degree in education from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.^[4]

Chief Rabbi of Kyiv

In 2000, Markovitch and his family moved to Kyiv. They founded educational institutions and a community.^[8]^[9]

In March 2020, Markovich helped the Ukrainian government obtain help for Ukraine in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.^[10]

Markovitch is the chief rabbi of Kyiv and the emissary of the Chabad movement.^[8]^[11]

Awards

He received the Order of Merit of the III degree for significant personal contribution to state building, socio-economic, scientific and technical, cultural and educational development of Ukraine, significant labor achievements and high professionalism.^[12]^[13]

Markovitch was awarded the title of diploma of the European Parliament.^[4]

Family

He is married to Elka Inna Markovich, who is the director of the network of institutions Or Avner.^[14] They have seven children.

References

^ "'From Here We Can Do a Lot More': Kyiv Chief Rabbi Lands in Israel to Lobby for Ukraine Aid". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
^ "Ukraine appoints official rabbi for Jewish inmates in its 171 prisons". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com.
^ "גם במרצ אהבו את תורתו של הרב צוקר". 16 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "#НАШИЛЮДИ_2017". Issuu. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ "Йонатан Маркович: Главный раввин Киева Маркович обсудил c Нетаньяху важность развития еврейской общины Украины". site.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-closes-down-for-rabbi-ovadia-yosefs-funeral/
^ https://www.chabadkiev.org/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/4099893/jewish/Chabad-Kiev.htm
^ ^a ^b "Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Visits Kiev, Meets with Head Shliach". 19 August 2019.
^ "President Asked About Pesach". 3 April 2018.
^ "«Потрібно сидіти вдома». Єврейська громада Києва йде на карантин". nv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-03-02.
^ "Chabad-Lubavitch of Kiev".
^ "Указ Президента України №335/2020". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
^ Liphshiz, Cnaan (8 September 2020). "Kyiv rabbi makes history with Ukraine parliament honor". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ "Kiev". The Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

Sources

[1] "'From Here We Can Do a Lot More': Kyiv Chief Rabbi Lands in Israel to Lobby for Ukraine Aid". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-02-26.

[2] "Ukraine appoints official rabbi for Jewish inmates in its 171 prisons". The Jerusalem Post | Jpost.com.

[3] "גם במרצ אהבו את תורתו של הרב צוקר". 16 July 2010.

[nash-4] "#НАШИЛЮДИ_2017". Issuu. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[5] "Йонатан Маркович: Главный раввин Киева Маркович обсудил c Нетаньяху важность развития еврейской общины Украины". site.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[6] ttps://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-closes-down-for-rabbi-ovadia-yosefs-funeral/

[7] ttps://www.chabadkiev.org/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/4099893/jewish/Chabad-Kiev.htm

[ab-8] "Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Visits Kiev, Meets with Head Shliach". 19 August 2019.

[9] "President Asked About Pesach". 3 April 2018.

[10] "«Потрібно сидіти вдома». Єврейська громада Києва йде на карантин". nv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-03-02.

[11] "Chabad-Lubavitch of Kiev".

[12] "Указ Президента України №335/2020". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[jta-history-13] Liphshiz, Cnaan (8 September 2020). "Kyiv rabbi makes history with Ukraine parliament honor". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[14] "Kiev". The Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

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