Schochet

Schochet or Shochet is a surname, from the Hebrew word for "ritual slaughterer". Notable persons with that name include:


 * Aryeh Leib Schochet (1845-1928), Russian rabbi
 * Avraham Shochat (born 1936), Israeli former politician; twice served as Minister of Finance.
 * Boruch Meir Yaakov Shochet (born 1955), Karlin-Stolin Rebbe
 * Chaim Schochet (born 1987), American real estate manager and developer
 * Ezra Schochet, American rabbi
 * Jacob Immanuel Schochet (1935–2013), Canadian rabbi
 * Yitzchak Schochet, British rabbi
 * Yochanan Shochet, Loitzker rebbe