2009 NFRA Convention

Rabbi Nachum Shifren

Rabbi Shifren is a southern California native. A disciplined athlete, he is a competitive swimmer, runner,and triathlete. He served for 10 years as a LA. Co. Beach lifeguard.

He graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Spanish and German literature. He is also fluent in Hebrew.

He has been a language teacher in LA City schools since 1992. He has taught at some of the most challenging inner city schools and has never faltered in insisting on raising the bar and maintaining the highest academic standards.

For over a decade, he has been the dirctor of "surf and soul" surfcamp, where teens learn self-discipline, proper attitude, and physical fitness. A Malibu surfer since 1962, he is known universally as the surfing rabbi.

Through his seminars and classes, he has taught thousands his secrets to personal well-being and meeting life's challenges.

Rabbi Shifren received his ordination in Jerusalem in 1990 and is a talmudic scholar.  He has been an observer and commentator of developments in the Middle East, the Israeli and foreign press, and the recent rise of Islamic Jihad.

Rabbi Shifren has declared his candidacy for the Calif. State Senate in 2010, and is the only candidate to openly pledge to oppose the advent of Sharia law in the United States. He is a tireless supporter of individual freedoms and preserving the distinctive greatness of America, her language, and culture. Known for his no-nonsense approach to education and prison reform, Rabbi Shifren is in his own class of patriotism and staunch conservative values. One of the leading members of America's Black Shield, he is an ardent supporter of Black empowerment, through a realignment to Black conservatism and independence from the corrosive effects of Democratic hegemony in minority communities.