Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet arrived in the UK in 1991. Having previously served as assistant principle of Oholei Torah Boys School in New York, he assumed the position as Minister of the Richmond
Synagogue in Southwest London for two years, while also teaching Advanced
Jewish Studies at the
Jews Free School. In 1993, at the age of 28, he was offered the position as
rabbi
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of the
Mill Hill Synagogue. His vibrancy and dynamism has resulted in a continuous growth of membership, now in excess of 1800 families.
He has a
master's degree
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University College London
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. He authors numerous articles for newspapers, magazines and journals. He served as
Diary
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Rabbi to
The Guardian
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newspaper and also writes for
The Jewish Chronicle
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as well as a very popular weekly column in the
Jewish Weekly. He has featured in
The London Times as well as
Time Magazine
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International. Rabbi Schochet can often be seen on television including
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Hailed as one of the most sought after speakers in the Jewish world, Rabbi Schochet has lectured in Russia, Australia, Israel and all parts of the US and Europe and has been rated top speaker at the
in the US for several years running. He was also keynote speaker at the International
Conference in New York in 2019, where he addressed 6000 rabbis and lay leaders.
Rabbi Schochet served on the Chief Rabbi's Cabinet with the portfolio of "family" and as chairman of the Rabbinical Council in the UK. He is currently the longest serving rabbi in the United Synagogue. He was named by the Jewish Telegraph as one of the ten most influential rabbis in the United Kingdom. The Jewish Chronicle describes him as "one of the most outspoken Rabbis in the world."