Rabbi Shochet joined Mill Hill Synagogue in 1993.
He is currently a columnist for the Jewish News and Diary Rabbi for The Guardian. He lectures extensively throughout the country as well as abroad, and is married with four children.
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Mill Hill shares Israel’s Rescue Mission in Syria
More than a hundred people turned out at Mill Hill Synagogue on Monday to hear speaker, Lt. Col. Eyal Dror. Dror spoke about his humanitarian...
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Mill Hill goes Chinese for Shabbat
Last Friday night Mill Hill Synagogue held the last in a series of Kabbalat Shabbat Services with themed Kiddushim. Supported by the Chief Rabbi’...
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Why Do We Fast On Tisha B'Av?
Rabbi Yitzchok Schochet of Mill Hill United Synagogue discusses the reasons why we fast on Tisha B'Av which is the saddest day in the Jewish...
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Pesach: Not Just About History
On Seder night we link our songs and prayers to all those generations of Jews who preceded us, in a vast symphony called the Passover Seder....
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Why do we Look at our Fingernails During the Havdallah Service?
Rabbi Yitzchok Schochet of Mill Hill United Synagogue (and, at the time of filming, Chairman of the RCUS) explains that this reason is twofold....
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What's Lag B' Omer All About?
Rabbi Yitzchok Schochet of Mill Hill United Synagogue talks of numerous interesting and insightful reasons behind Lag B'Omer and why it is a...
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Why do we Eat Dairy Products on the Festival of Shavuot?
The Jews had just recieved the Torah and all its laws. They are taught about the laws of Kashrut and realise they can no longer eat their meat....
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