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Tuesday, June 5, 2007
About Me
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- Name: Rabbi Nachum Shifren
- Location: Los Angeles, CA,
Malibu Surfer to Surfing Rabbi! Growing up under the spell of one of the worlds most coveted surf spots, Norm Shifty Shifren risks missing his own bar mitzvah to take his first shaky ride at the mecca of surfdom Malibu Beach. An assimilated Jew who barely acknowledges his spiritual roots, Shifren pursues his dream of becoming a big-wave surfer, lifeguard and triathlete. Shifren's circuitous journey evolves into a spiritual quest that takes him from the pristine waves of Hawaii and Mexico, to an intermarriage in Germany and soldier duty in Israel, and finally, to a small orthodox shtetl in Israel, where he learns the mysteries of the Jewish ancients. His true-life saga is one of new-found Jewish consciousness and eye-opening self-revelation. Ultimately drawn to the insular, yet joyous ultra orthodox Lubavitcher Chassidim, Nachum Shifren's life comes full circle as he finds G-d not in the synagogue, but in the majesty of Jewish mysticism and the vast power of the ocean.
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