Yitzchak Schochet

Who is Yitzchak Schochet?

Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet is an Orthodox rabbi in England.

He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to the family of an unbroken chain of Rabbis stretching back for two centuries. His father is Rabbi Jacob Immanuel Schochet, a Chabad rabbi and scholar. He is married and has five children.

Yitzchak Schochet was educated in Toronto, London and New York. He received his semichah in 1988, and a Masters Degree in Jewish Studies from the University College London in 1994.

He was Rabbi of Richmond Synagogue from 1991-1993. before being offered the position as rabbi of the Mill Hill Synagogue, at the age of 28, in 1993.

Having previously served as assistant principle of Oholei Torah Boys School in Brooklyn, NY, and taught Advanced Jewish Studies at the Jews Free School in London, he currently serves as Hon. Principal of the Rosh Pinah Primary School in Edgware and the Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School in Mill Hill.

He was mentioned by the Jewish press as a possible contender for the position of Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth, but in an article published in the Jewish Chronicle he stated that he would not apply, because as a Lubavitch follower, his application would be overlooked.