Rabbi Igor Zinkov

Rabbi Igor Zinkov is a rabbi at The Liberal Jewish Synagogue in London and co-chair of the WUPJ / EUPJ Ukraine Crisis Committee. Originally from Chelyabinsk, Russia, he was a service leader for the local Reform community. He achieved a degree in engineering and worked in business before beginning his journey to the Rabbinate with studies in Moscow, Jerusalem, and London. Igor has extensive experience in youth work and education in Russian-speaking countries and has worked with organizations including WUPJ, Netzer, JDC, Birthright, and JAFI. In 2019 Igor received Rabbinic ordination from Leo Baeck College, London, and an MA in Jewish Theology and Hebrew from Middlesex University.