David Lapin

Background

Lapin is the son of Rabbi A H Lapin, a Rabbinic leader of South Africa.

Education

Lapin studied under his great uncle Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian (1876–1970) (also known as Reb Elyah), a rabbi of the Mussar Movement.

Career

Lapin was a student of Rabbi Avrohom Gurwicz at Gateshead Yeshiva, and gained his smicha from Rabbi Isser Yehudah Unterman, the Chief Rabbi of Israel. In 1989 Lapin founded the South African Institute of Business Ethics (SAIBE), whose purpose was to raise the standard of business ethics in South Africa and to position the orthodox Jewish voice as an influential ethical force in the corporate world. In this capacity, Rabbi Lapin authored the Code of Ethics for Southern African Enterprises which was adopted by the first King Commission on Corporate Governance.

SAIBE later developed into a consulting firm, Strategic Business Ethics Incorporated. now known as Lapin Consulting International Incorporated. of which Rabbi Lapin is the Chief Executive Officer. In November 2012 Lapin was considered by The United Synagogue as a late entrant candidate in the selection process to succeed Rabbi Doctor Jonathan Sacks as Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, a role which was then given to Ephraim Mirvis.

Works

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• book

  • Lead By Greatness: How Character Can Power Your Success

    ( Corporations with identity and soul build unparalleled ...)

  • Lead By Greatness: How Character Can Power Your Success by David Lapin (2012-02-03)

Connections

nephew:

Elyah Lopian