Raphael Schochet learned in Ner Yisroel under Harav Yaakov Weinberg, and Harav Yaakov Kulefsky and yl"c Harav Tzvi Berkowitz. He served as a Rov in Owings Mills MD and as Rosh Kollel in Providence RI for nearly 20 years. He is currently an administrator at Torah Institute, Baltimore's cheder for over 800 boys.