Rabbi Yisroel Boruch Sufrin is an experienced and nationally recognized educator, consultant, lecturer and author. Born in London, England, he began his interest and involvement in these areas from a young age. He has served as Head of School, Community Rabbi, with extensive experience in education, curriculum writing, executive consulting, and leading classes for all age groups.

After completing his Rabbinical Ordination and marrying his wife Rachel, Rabbi Sufrin became the first Rabbi of the Young Israel of Sunny Isles Beach, FL. Rabbi Sufrin served as Head of School of the Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy, Miami Beach, FL. In 2003 he moved to Los Angeles, CA, and assumed the role of Head of School at Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy. His book on Parenting and Parasha was published by Gefen Publishing House in 2022.

Under his tenure as Head of School in Florida, Rabbi Sufrin and his school received recognition from President George H. Bush as the 86th Point of Light for their Community Service initiative. In California, Rabbi Sufrin received the coveted Covenant Award Foundation for Excellence in Education. He initiated and oversaw many innovative educational programs in the school. Rabbi Sufrin’s visionary, strategic and seamless integration of technology throughout General & Judaic Studies, culminated in international recognition of Hillel as an Apple Distinguished Program.

Rabbi Sufrin also served as a Principal Mentor for Yeshiva University. Rabbi Sufrin continues to partner with many national and community organizations in a leadership capacity and has embraced many community service initiatives in greater Los Angeles and beyond. In 2005 Rabbi Sufrin worked closely with the American Jewish University, Los Angeles, CA, in creating a syllabus and prospectus for a Masters in Jewish Education (Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT). He received the Rabbinic Leadership Award from the Orthodox Union West Coast Division in 2011 for his work on unifying the community in collaborative programming. In December 2017, Rabbi Sufrin received the Keter Shem Tov award for his accomplishments in the local community from the Young Israel of Century City.

Rabbi Sufrin’s published articles include “Ratcheting Up Excellence” in Jewish Day Schools published by Prizmah/Ravsak and Chavrutah in the Classroom published by Chabad International. He has presented several multimedia colloquiums on Technology, specifically focusing on education and Jewish studies. Rabbi Sufrin gave an ELI-type online talk on Jewish Values and Blended Learning in 2015 as a part of the Jewish Educational Project (a subsidiary of the UJA and BJE in NY) He also served as the Keynote Speaker at their summer conference.

In the area of Jewish Prayer and Liturgy, Rabbi Sufrin was a part of the educational advisory team to create a Youth Siddur series for schools published by Koren Publishing. In conjunction with Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon and Rabbi Taragen of the Halacha Education Center, Rabbi Sufrin pioneered a Middle School Torah Shebal Peh -- Jewish Law -- Curriculum (Halacha/Jewish Law) publishing two units on Mesorah and Bein Adam Lachavero that are currently being used by schools nationally.

From 1994 through 2003 Rabbi Sufrin was the Chairman of the Principal's Council under the auspices of CAJE, Miami. Rabbi Sufrin is actively engaged in the Greater Los Angeles community and beyond. He has spearheaded city-wide events and symposiums with former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks ob”m and Senator Joe and Hadassah Lieberman.

Rabbi Sufrin currently offers online and in-person classes on Education, Parenting, Bible and Talmud Study, Jewish Philosophy, Chassidut, and Kabbala as well as Daf Yomin and Talmud. Many of these courses are live-streamed to broad audiences.

Rabbi Sufrin’s keynotes and lectures include titles such as:

• “The Breakthrough Coach”
• “Impacting Education Through Community”
• “Walls Make a Difference”
• “Personalized Learning”
• “Let's Blame the Kids”
• “Discovering and Exploring Technology the Torah Way”
• “Leadership Team Viability”
• “Through the Lens of a Child”

As a Consultant, Rabbi Sufrin offers services in:

• Strategic Planning
• Start-Up School vision and setup
• Executive Leadership Mentoring, Training, and Support
• Community Building
• School recruitment and retention
• Creating Positive Faculty Culture
• Individualizing Learning Culture and Techniques
• Curriculum writing, vision with implementation support, and assessments

In early 2022, Mercava.org engaged Rabbi Sufrin as an educational leader and consultant for its new Mercava Studio project. Mercava’s mission is to empower every child and adult with the ability to study and engage in Torah study in a personalized way. It utilizes the meta-verse to create original ways for everyone to have a personal connection with Torah.