Jonathan Benyamin Markovitch

Jonathan Benyamin Markovitch is the chief Rabbi of Kyiv.

Rabbi Markovitch was born in 1967 in Uzhhorod (Ukraine), to a rabbinical family.

When he was 3 years old, he immigrated to Israel with his family. In 1986 he enlisted in the IDF, after 12 years of special service he was discharged to the reserve with the rank of major.

Rabbi Markovitch received rabbinical ordination from Rav Ovadia Yosef, the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel.

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.

In 2000, Rabbi Markovitch and his family moved to Kyiv. They founded educational institutions and a community. In March 2020, Rabbi Markovich helped the Ukrainian government obtain help for Ukraine in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rabbi Markovitch was awarded 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.