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3rd Annual South Bay Boardriders Paddle Series

3rd Annual South Bay Boardriders Paddle Series

I joined my 3rd year for the 2-mile Velzey/Stevens paddle, Manhattan Pier to Hermosa Pier, Sunday, Aug 4. This event is put together by South Bay Boardriders Club and Velzey/Stevens. It was great to see so many young and old paddleboarders take on the Hermosa Pier....

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Thoughts about my friend and hero, Pat Tobin

Thoughts about my friend and hero, Pat Tobin

We all dream. Never met a surfer who didn't. But how often do our dreams come true? When does surreal morph into the real word of salt water, Rhino chasers, and federales. My life hasn't been "normal" since I met my friend and hero, Patricio Tobin. There are those...

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“I have never surfed. I am not a rabbi and I am not a hasidic Jew. So why am I writing a foreword to “Surfing Rabbi?”
“By exuding a love of life and joy in the natural world, “Surfing Rabbi” becomes a living ode to the Creator. This is his story. It is a good and inspiring one.”

Dennis Prager
Nationally acclaimed author and talk show host

“Surfers worldwide have always operated on faith, finding personal meaning in the waves and their attendant mysticism. That said, it should come as no surprise that Rabbi Shifren (a hasidic rabbi and dedicated, world-traveling member of the surfing tribe) has constructed these engaging parables and fascinating studies of the surfing life from his own deeply involved point of view.

Gentiles, Jews, and secular beach rats of all stripes will find adventure here!”

Scott Hulet
Editor, The Surfer’s Journal

“Rabbi Shifren’s search for the perfect wave turns into the ultimate journey, a search for one’s soul. His thoughts embrace the sea, the earth, and reflections of the times that shaped his quest. Just like the sport he cherishes, his life is about riding the energy of the universe.”

Ira Oper
Surf Film Cinematographer

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