David Lapin was born in South Africa to a Jewish family of Lithuanian descent. He is the brother of controversial Rabbi Daniel Lapin and Raphael Lapin. Lithuanian Jews, (In Yiddish known as Litvish or Litvaks) are Ashkenazi Jews who have their origins in historic Lithuania. ... Daniel Lapin is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, and the president and founder of Toward Tradition, a group that promotes stronger ties and friendship between traditional conservative Jews and Christians. ...

Lapin is currently the CEO of Strategic Business Ethics, Inc, a Californian consulting company he founded during the 1990's. Lapin was a formerly a leader of the Pacific Jewish Center, an Orthodox synagogue in Venice, California founded by his brother Daniel Lapin. Jump to: navigation, search Orthodox Judaism is the stream of Judaism which adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized in the Talmud (The Oral Law) and later codified in the Shulkhan Arukh (Code of Jewish Law). It is governed by these works... A synagogue or synagog (from Greek συναγωγη, transliterated sunagoge, place of assembly literally meeting, assembly) is a Jewish house of prayer and study. ... Venice Beach and Boardwalk Venice, California, is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California. ... Daniel Lapin is an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, and the president and founder of Toward Tradition, a group that promotes stronger ties and friendship between traditional conservative Jews and Christians. ...

In 2002 Lapin was dean of the Eshkol Academy, an orthodox Jewish school in Maryland founded by Jack Abramoff. According to emails revealed during the US Senate hearings into the Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal, Lapin was paid $20,000 a month, through Abramoff's Capital Athletic Fund. The Eshkol Academy closed in 2004 after questions were raised in the press about Abramoff's financial dealings with Indian tribes. Jump to: navigation, search The Eshkol Academy, an orthodox Jewish school in Maryland founded in 2002 by Jack Abramoff. ... Jack Abramoff Jack A. Abramoff (born February 28, 1958) is an influential Washington power- lobbyist and conservative activist. ... Jump to: navigation, search Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal is a U.S. political scandal involving the work done by political lobbyists Jack Abramoff, Ralph E. Reed, Jr. ...

In May 2005, the New York Times alleged connections between David Lapin, Jack Abramoff and a $1.2 million contract awarded by the Northern Mariana Islands to Lapin. The New York Times subsequently retracted part of the article. Jack Abramoff Jack A. Abramoff (born February 28, 1958) is an influential Washington power- lobbyist and conservative activist. ...

In a statement published on the SBE website, David Lapin disclaims any relationship to Tom DeLay or any involvement with his brother Daniel Lapin's organization Toward Tradition. Jump to: navigation, search Tom DeLay Thomas Dale DeLay (born April 8, 1947 in Laredo, Texas) is an American politician from Sugar Land, Texas and a prominent Republican. ...

External links

• Strategic Business Ethics
• New Rabbi Hopes More Families Enjoy Sun, Surf, Shabbat at PJC,, The Jewish Journal, July 2003
• How lobbyist's troubles felled Columbia school The Baltimore Sun May 2005
• "Meet the Lapin Brothers" Seattle Weekly, May 2005
• The Republicans' Rabbi-in-Arms June 2005
• THE RABBIS TO THE RIGHT The New Republic June 2005