Yosef Zarnighian

Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian was born and raised in Great Neck, NY, and has been the Rabbi of Congregation Mikveh Israel since September 2021. He studied at Yeshivat Birkat Moshe in Maale Adumim, Israel, and at Yeshiva University before pursuing his Rabbinical Ordination. Rabbi Zarnighian received his rabbinical ordination from the Sheheber Sephardic Center in Jerusalem, under Rabbi Yaakov Peretz and Rabbi Shlomo Kassin. Prior to serving at Mikveh Israel, he served as the Rabbi for Careone at Teaneck, NJ, and managed the Kashrut standards for numerous catering establishments across the U.S. Rabbi Zarnighian is also a Chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.