Rabbi Mordechai Shifman is currently the Head of School at Emek Hebrew Academy Teichman Family Torah Center, Sherman Oaks California. Since his arrival in 2011, Rabbi Shifman has made a tremendous impact at Emek increasing the number of students from 480 to over 900 students. This is a direct result of his kind nature, positive attitude, warmth and the family-like environment that he has instilled at Emek.
Rabbi Shifman studied under the tutelage of the venerable sage Harav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach Zt”l in Jerusalem followed by many years of studying under the direction of Harav Yochanan Zweig Shlit”a at the Talmudic University of Florida where he received his ordination, The combination of a Masters in Business Administration and a Masters in Religious Education ensures that Rabbi Shifman has been able to lead his school with the necessary fiduciary responsibilities, without compromising the highest Torah and general studies standards.
Rabbi Shifman is an accomplished Talmid Chacham and is a sought-after lecturer. He has served as the scholar-in-residence on numerous programs all over the world and has inspired thousands of people with his thought-stimulating lectures. His lectures online have had over 30,000 downloads and his parsha sheet focusing on parenting and marriage is read by thousands each week. Rabbi Shifman has delivered a daily Daf Yomi class for the past thirty years and his capacity to elucidate the most difficult Talmudic passages in a clear and cohesive manner is unparalleled.