Personnel

Rabbi Yitzchak Y. Schochet M.A.

Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet arrived in the UK in 1991. Having previously served as assistant principal 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 of the Mill Hill Synagogue. His vibrancy and dynamism has resulted in a continuous growth of membership, now in excess of 1,800 members.

He has a Masters Degree in Jewish Studies from University College London. He authors numerous articles for newspapers, magazines and journals. He served as Diary Rabbi to the Guardian Newspaper and also writes for the Jewish Chronicle as well as a very popular weekly column in the Jewish News. He has featured in The London Times as well as Time Magazine International. Rabbi Schochet can often be seen on television including BBC as a regular panelist for The Big Questions as well as CNN.

Rabbi Schochet is a sought after international speaker on a vast range of topics. He has lectured across the world including Russia, Australia, Israel and all parts of the USA and Europe and has been rated top speaker at the National Jewish Retreat in The USA for several years running.

Rabbi Schochet served on the Chief Rabbis Cabinet with the portfolio of the family and as chairman of the Rabbinical Council of 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 recently described him as "one of the most outspoken Rabbis in the world."

One of Anglo-Jewrys most dynamic orthodox rabbis, who has turned his synagogue into a vibrant source of religious and social activities.
The Jewish Chronicle

He's extremely entertaining..
The London Times

...the rebel rabbi doubled his synagogue attendance in four years
The Daily Mail

Contact the Rabbi on Facebook (RabbiYYS) or twitter (@RabbiYYS)
or send him a message by using the form found on our Contacts page.

Rebbetzen Chani Schochet

Chani Schochet was born and bred in North London.
She graduated the Lubavitch Girls Senior School in London with 4 A levels and pursued a post graduate degree in New York.
She received her teachers degree in 1987 and married in 1989.
She juggles her family life (5 children) with community life, currently teaching Bat Chayils, brides to be, and she runs the Welfare of the Mill Hill community.

Rabbi David Rose

In July 2018, we announced that Rabbi David Rose will be joining us as our new Community Rabbi.

After completing a degree in Management, Rabbi Rose spent nearly nine years in Israel where he received semicha from the Jerusalem Kollel.

In 2005, he was hired by the Ronald S Lauder Foundation, and charged with building a young Orthodox community in Berlin for recent immigrants from the former Soviet Union.

He returned to England in 2015 and now lives in Edgware with his wife, Talya, and their children.

He is involved in various community projects and speaks regularly at shuls and schools in the area.

Photo: Rabbi David Rose & Rebbetzin Talya Rose

To contact Rabbi Rose, send him a message by using the form found on our Contacts page.

Rebbetzen Talya Rose

Talya was born and raised in South Africa. After school she moved to Israel and studied in seminary. She spent five years working at various outreach organisations in Israel and the USA.

In 2005, after completing the Ner LeElef and Jerusalem Kollel women’s programme, Talya, together with her husband, moved to Berlin, Germany. For ten years they were instrumental in rebuilding the fledgling Jewish community, supported by The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation, integrating students and families from the former Soviet Union into a vibrant Jewish life.

Talya is currently our Community Rebbetzen at Mill Hill where she enjoys creating programmes for women and families, bringing the beauty and relevance of Jewish life to the bustling Mill Hill community. Talya is a qualified yoga teacher and an experienced kallah teacher.

To contact Talya, send her a message by using the form found on our Contacts page,
or email her directly:
talyarose613@gmail.com

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