Speech by Rabbi Daniel Lapin Friday night, August 27th, 2010 Glenn Beck’s Divine Destiny Event, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington DC ————————————————————————————- Thank you David Barton and thank you Glenn Beck….yes, thank you so very much for making it possible for me to be here with you all tonight while still observing my...
Have you ever had the experience of blithely saying something and then, as the words left your lips, instantly regretting them and wishing you could take them back? Unless you’ve been obeying a vow of silence for years, I know the answer. We’ve all had intense remorse over something that would have been better unsaid....
Elegant laws of faith and physics link the mysteries of the universe to the banality of human behavior. For instance, they explain why I find it so hard to keep my desk neat, my body thin, and my business profitable. If I shake a jar containing green and red marbles arranged in alternating layers, they...
As a youngster who loved woodwork, I remember once announcing to my mother that I was about to build her a spice rack. After a few hours of sawing and gluing, I realized it looked more like a doll house so I asked mom if she’d mind having a doll house instead. It later became...
A few years ago, a large construction company was uneasy about having to change managers in the middle of an important project. They consulted me after they placed Jennifer in charge of developing the new financial controls system. I soon discovered that though she was familiar with the work plan and project definition, she was...
James Bond knew it. Sherlock Holmes knew it. Even Lieutenant Columbo on the NBC show from the 70’s knew it. There are no coincidences in life. If these famous agents and detectives repeatedly spotted someone in their vicinity, they were being followed. If the same gun was used at separate crime scenes, the crimes were...
My radio show audience knows my oft-repeated slogan—the more that things change, the more we need to depend upon those things that never change. It is my conviction that what I call God’s Biblical Blueprint is the best information source about those things that never change. Right now, things seem to be changing as rapidly...
“What do you do for a living?” asked my seatmate on the flight to Dallas. “Well,” I responded, “My wife and I create unique and terrific products that make ancient Jewish wisdom accessible and useful to everyone. How about you?” He answered, “I’m an accountant and I can’t wait to retire.” I...
One of my most important rabbinic roles during the years I was privileged to lead the Pacific Jewish Center in Los Angeles was peacemaker. In order to preserve communal harmony it fell to me to mediate between parties in dispute. Often these arguments were between husbands and wives and I felt special spiritual satisfaction at...
My brother, David, regularly gets letters and emails intended for me. And I frequently find myself introduced as Rabbi David Lapin. For some reason, the name David sticks in people’s minds more than the name Daniel. For a while I got so tired of being called David that I considered going to court to...
