Bio for Rabbi Shifren’s book

Rabbi Nachum Shifren is a veteran language teacher, starting with Los Angeles Unified School District in 1991. He received his B.A. degree from U.C. Santa Barbara in 1985 for German Literature and Spanish. Aside from his academic duties, he serves as swim coach and surfing instructor. A veteran L.A. County beach lifeguard, he has been a Malibu Beach surfer since the early sixties. He is the founder of the Surf and Soul Program, working with youth groups and schools, teaching discipline, physical fitness, positive attitude through the sport of surfing. His autobiography, “Surfing Rabbi,” documents his growth as a young man in the turbulent 60’s, and his passionate love for teaching and surfing. Shifren presently teaches at the Environmental Charter High School in Lawdale, California as a Spanish teacher. He coaches swimming and surfing as well.