Rabbi Daniel Lapin

Happy Warriors are not tennis balls floating down the gutter of life. The one reliable definition of male. Let’s say a genie pops out of the lamp and offers you a ‘re-do’ of the ten years of your life; from when you were thirteen until the time you were twenty-three. Yes or no? I’d wager that you’d take up the genie’s offer. You won’t be surprised to hear that over 90% of the population agrees with you. Wouldn’t you love to re-make the many crucial decisions of those ten years but with knowing what you now know? Imagine how your life would be different if you knew when you were a teenager exactly what your own human nature was like and if you knew the importance of overcoming it and you knew how. If you knew the impact of clutter and chaos back then and you overcame procrastination and knew how money worked back then, how might your life be different today. So do a tremendous favor to a young person of your acquaintance. This show is about the magical ten years in life; ages 13—23 years-old. These are the yea

Who Happy Warriors are and why I love ‘em! Overcoming the mysteriously malevolent force that resists everything positive you’re trying to accomplish in your life. This debate goes back to President Clinton, but does having an affair diminish your ability to do your job? Today’s movie review: Barefoot (2014). The protagonists are Jay and Daisy, just like in the book The Great Gatsby. Why? Teachers don’t want schools to reopen. If I was being paid to enjoy a vacation, I’d want to retain that also. Here’s an idea: no work—no pay. Oh wait, GIC stands for government indoctrination camp and government often pays for no work. Wives out earning their husbands is a reliable indicator (but obviously not guarantee) of divorce. If you don’t understand that we are both soul and body, then government shutdowns that turn once-friendly citizens into petty tyrants and that destroy small businesses (but leave the juggernauts intact) make perfect sense. Can a dissolute man be transformed by a woman’s love? Of course not, don’t

Your financial success depends upon serving other people, and the best place for doing so is a city. But what if your city is dying? Cities have been growing for more than 100 years. In 1950 America had about ten cities and surroundings with populations of over one million people. Today there are about 50 such places. Over 80% of North Americans now live in cities. The trend is worldwide in both developed and developing nations. They are moving to cities but not only for more money. There are other equally important but connected reasons. Empires like Russia, Britain, Rome, Spain, and Ottoman change or die but their cities like Moscow, London, Rome, Barcelona and Istanbul are still there. The result of no great cities in Africa. Why the Nazi Luftwaffe bombed London rather than the invasion beaches. Do you feel God’s presence more in Galveston or more in Grand Canyon? Does agricultural success evolve into cities or the opposite? Why would you care? Now people are fleeing cities for rural refuge. Sometimes citi

Adolf’s 1000-Year Reich lasted for all of 12 years but most countries, societies, and empires last for about 250 years. You’ll be surprised by the 10 phases countries go through from brilliant break-out to fracture, failure, & finality. Yes, Rome, Persia, Russia, Britain, Spain & Turkey all lasted about ten generations. Phase #2 is economic expansion and #4 is widespread affluence, so let’s discuss money! By far, the majority of people around you understand money as well as they understand Byzantine frescoes. Which is to say, not much! But you can’t put money in your bank without understanding money. And putting money in your bank is important if you want to help restore America. In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge said, “The chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world.” Isn’t that true for you? The spiritual nature of money and why the week should be five days long but isn’t. Why secular fundamentalists

What is the one thing that transforms a violent assault into an act of loving consensual intimacy? What is the one thing that replaces a bloody battle with a debate? If you’re a swimsuit model, this doesn’t apply to you, but for the rest of us, what visible organ of our bodies is the most important in our quest to make money? After your appearance, what do people most notice about you? That’s right, how you sound. Yet, we all exercise the muscles of our arms and legs but few of us exercise our communication muscle, our mouths. Do you draw as well as you perhaps could? Do you dance as well as you could with practice? You almost certainly do not speak anywhere near as well as you could and should. This show is all about dramatically improving how you communicate. We have only two ways to impact the world. (Well, 3 actually, but that third one you’ll have to hear me discuss in the show.) The two ways we have to shape our world is our hands and our mouths. Of the two, which is more important? Nobody can impact on

Disagreements between citizens must be settled by ballots not bullets. But disagreements between nations are settled by power not paper; by cannons not committees.  Stop telling lies to little children. Is it any of your business if I buy the house next to you, never occupy it and leave it empty? Why did my father torment me with mechanical clocks? How important is protecting private property? What does Vancouver, British Columbia have to do with Jerusalem, Israel? Nations should pursue their interests not those of the United Nations, the International Court, or any other bogus institutions that have never prevented a war, let alone stopped one. You have fewer property rights living in the city than out in the country. Why? Read more about our Thought Tool books https://rabbidaniellapin.com/product/thought-tools-set-3-softcover-books/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Make a list of the 5 things you could do that would utterly destroy your life. Easy, right? In fact, it’s hard keeping the list down to just five because they’d be such fun. Now produce a list of the 5 things that you could do that would cause you to become wealthier, happier, more fulfilled and more respected by friends.  Hmmm….A lot more difficult, right? Well, I, your rabbi, show you exactly how to produce such a list. But not of just 5 things that will make your life better, actually, no fewer than 50 such items. Now knowing what to do is not even half of the job. It’s not even 10%. It’s the execution that matters. And only because I am your rabbi and I care about you, I tell you not only how to list those crucial life changes, but more importantly, I teach you how to execute them. If you really want to. And it all starts with a dark room; but go ahead and listen now. Remember that being a happy warrior means NEVER allowing yourself to be a tennis ball floating down the gutter of life. Read more about our

Your rabbi describes many looting riots in American history but why is it hard to find any prior to 1962? Were there no grievances in 1920? Was there no poverty in 1890? Why do people loot? Is it because their jobs were terminated by coronavirus? So why do they loot? I don’t want to massage you with warm butter but that is the wrong question; the right question is why do other people NOT loot? Let’s face it, rioting and looting is fun. How come none of you Happy Warriors looted? Why did so many not take advantage of the illegal shopping spree that meant free stuff for everyone? Surely if it is a good and right way to behave for some, it is also good and right for everyone. Why are there more female rioters and looters than ever before? The fatal weakness of single mothers and their children. A parent’s obligation goes way beyond feeding their children and putting them on the yellow bus to their local GIC. The one reason for airplane crashes that nobody discusses. “The impulse of man’s heart is evil from his y

Have you ever found yourself submitting to emotional blackmail? Have you ever felt that to love God means being docile towards domineering people? Have you ever felt that the main reason to try and gain wealth is to give it away? Well, if so, you REALLY need a rabbi! Specifically me, the host of the Rabbi Daniel Lapin Show because these and other wrong beliefs are becoming more and more accepted. We start with a young woman being pressured by a man and then explore a famous “ethicist” (a profession I have less regard for than I do for barnacle scrapers of the Swiss navy) proclaiming how rich people are immoral. Who does have a right to your money? This show tries to show you how the world REALLY works, as you know. In other words, we want you to gain a coherent world view. But the right word is Weltanschauung. What does that mean? ‘Weltanschauung’ is, I am afraid, a specifically German notion, which it would be difficult to translate into a foreign language. If I attempt to give you a definition of the word,

Ever had someone ask you if you live to work or work to live? It’s a false dichotomy, as I explain on this show. Their 23 year-old son lived at home playing video games; hear how this story ended happily. In the name of equality, governments try to eliminate any advantages that come from a strong, healthy family. Heard politicians decrying the divisiveness in American society? Now hear what is America’s real fault line and who caused it. The secret of happy living is climbing outside yourself. What!? Yes, that is the secret significance of the 5 Fs. Become healthier by understanding that physical fitness is a titanic fight between your body and your soul. Money is much more than something needed to stay alive. It’s even more than something to give away to the needy. This is a pretty good description of what it is: “In its widest possible sense, however, a man’s Self is the sum total of all that he can call his, not only his body and his psychic powers, but his clothes and his house, his wife and children, his

These coronavirus days can make you feel utterly out of control of your own destiny. It makes you feel just like a tennis ball floating down the gutter of life. BUT, remember! Being a happy warrior means NEVER allowing yourself to be a tennis ball floating down the gutter of life. It sounds almost too good to be true but this is how the world REALLY works. There are only 3 things you need to know in order to build a successful career and create real wealth. You’ll know how to choose friends, associates and employees. You’ll even know what to major in at college. You’ll know how to choose a spouse, win a spouse and keep a spouse. You’ll also know how to attain happiness and raise happy children. You’ll know how to run organizations like families, churches, or corporations and you’ll know how to be kind and do good, correctly, with your head and not your heart. In this show, your rabbi explains the only 3 things worth spending time on mastering and incorporating into your life blueprint. But (and there’s always

Warning: To all owners of gasoline powered cars of more than 4 cylinders. You may not drive more than 60 miles per week. Here’s a challenge: Can you think of any activity that could not be regulated in the interests of public health? Why smoking is not your own personal choice. Why you must cease climbing, diving, or hiking in your leisure time. The vital question that newly married couples often argue about. The reason for so few female entrepreneurs. The smart way to make life decisions. Using science wisely & knowing its limits. Do you know what values are? Do you know what your values are? Do you know what are the values sculpting your marriage? Privacy in a marriage. Why Israel was quickly recognized by Russia in May 1948. Do you snitch on neighbors not safe distancing? Keeping cash on hand - Hertz car rental company did not. The most important way that some Jews were able to escape the Nazis and how you can do the same to escape future crises you may face. The Financial Prosperity Collection: https://ra

The father of modern communism, Vladimir Lenin, was born April 22nd, 1870. Exactly one hundred years later, a suspect group of naïve ‘activists’ created Earth Day and turned it into movement for the economic annihilation of the West. Said Gaylord Nelson, one of the founders of Earth Day, “The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment, not the other way around.” Watermelon became the term—Green on the outside, red on the inside. Like communism, socialism, & secular progressivism, environmentalism is a religion. It destroys heretics. Would you like to purchase carbon offsets? How about infidelity offsets? The Bible never uses the word nature or environment. Having children is bad for the environment. Boost Your Income and Prosperity Power: Become a happy warrior, not a tennis ball floating down the gutter of life. https://rabbidaniellapin.com/store/cds/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do some successful men prefer professional ladies of the night to casual hookups? Girls, if he hasn’t got enough money to pay for the date, you shouldn’t be dating him at all. Guys, there is a time to be preparing for financial stability and a time to be courting, or if you must, dating. Reversing that order can cause pain. Good women expect the man to pay. Not because they’re trying to freeride or because they’re short of money. The reason is not economic but emotional. If lots of people are trying to get certain jobs, they’re overpaid. Think politicians. America did better when it was governed by citizens who gave a short term of service rather than now when it is ruled by a professional class of permanent politicians who’ve never done anything else (not including the current president). Can a country have too many politicians and bureaucrats? What do y’all look like to me? Never be a tennis ball floating down the gutter of life - embrace change and growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph

Good news is bad news for The New York Times, CBS, CNBC, USA Today, and the Washington Post. They just love publishing terrifying and dire predictions based on days-old model projections and refuse to tell us how much better we’re doing than it appeared two weeks ago. What explains their irrational love affair with bad news? No American hospital has yet needed a ventilator that they lack. There is a troubling reason for why the American Center for Disease Control (CDC) directs doctors and hospitals to list cause of death as Covid-19 even in the absence of any test or other evidence. Do you agree with Toyota’s 5 business principles, and Panasonic’s 7, and General Electric’s 8? How the Passover Seder can instill ambition in participants of every background. https://rabbidaniellapin.com/product/seder-set/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are hundreds of self-improvement books, programs and courses that promise to improve your life. They all talk to your heart when they identify the exact area you want to change for the better. But most of the time, you don’t follow through, do you? Why not? Well, that is the essence of this show along with the antidote to stagnation. Why do we accept our current circumstances even though we’re not happy? Is there hope? Of course. And you’ll be surprised to discover just where it is. There really is a way to make sure to inoculate yourself against stagnating in your life. The Book of Exodus helps! And where did all the toilet paper really go? Who took it and why? All explained in this enlightening show with your rabbi. https://rabbidaniellapin.com/product/seder-set/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sadly, there can be several different kinds of tough times. Some tough times torment just a neighborhood or even just one family. Other tough times impact an entire nation or even many nations. Some tough times are on account of health, others are financial, some are political and military turmoil, and occasionally, tough times can comprise several simultaneous threats.  But regardless, these ten tips, tools, and techniques are useful in all troublesome times. I explain each of these in depth during the show: 1) Become a generalist 2) Today’s strategic timeline ends tonight 3) Insulate yourself from public panic, fear, & hysteria 4) Make connections 5) Cash is king 6) Your life and the lives of those you love are more valuable to you than to the ‘authorities’ 7) Be capable of defending yourself 8) Force yourself to be happy and grateful 9) Keep yourself, your clothing, & your habitation clean 10) Write! Write! Write! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Politicians prefer solving immediate problems for which they can claim credit now. But statesmen also consider approaching problems that cannot yet be seen but whose approaching footsteps can be heard. The virus is making a relatively small number of people sick. Economic depression will actually kill many more. Even unemployment lowers the lifespan significantly.  Science is outstanding at explaining what things do and why they do it. It is appallingly bad at explaining what individual people do and why we do those things. But a crowd of people acting in unison, say a crowd watching an exciting football game, a crowd gathered for revolution, a crowd subscribed to a certain ideology or theology; well, its behavior is quite easy to predict. For it is not an individual person or even a lot of individual people. No, it is a ‘thing’. A sort of huge animal with countless heads and legs but on an animal nonetheless. It is predictable and often frightening. Perspective: January-March 2020: >9,000 suicides, >8,000 ro

What can your rabbi possibly add to all the Niagara-like cascade of conversation on corona virus? I’m not a doctor, so what can I possibly say that would meaningfully add to the diarrhea-like deluge of drivel clogging the Internet. Well, let’s really creep into the core of corona, using not only education and intelligence but also wisdom. Let’s dive to the depths of the disease. What does the Golden Calf of the Book of Exodus have to do with corona? Let’s start with the difference between education, intelligence and wisdom. When you think intelligence, think the notorious Leopold-Loeb murder of 1924. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes spoke about shouting “Fire!” in a crowded theater. What he meant was that if you were in that theater, you were in far more danger of being trampled to death than by being incinerated. What is driving the current fear, panic, & hysteria about Corona? Who exactly is yelling “Fire!” and why? Remember the fear and panic about Y2K in November 1999? None of the terrors actually materializ

If we were each alone and isolated, every one of us would languish, wither, and perish. Only by human cooperation can we all together build an interactive economy in which we each can thrive. Here are the only two ways to organize human cooperation: One, build a dictatorial tyranny in which you promise the peasants security and equality but never actually deliver. Keep them constantly divided into fighting factions and provide them with drugs and limitless cheap and mindless entertainment. This helps transform them into fools, and fools buy their empty promises.  The second way is build and maintain a democratic government of and by the people, with power only with the permission of the people. Promise them nothing but protection for their property, their bodies & their lives from both foreign foes and internal bandits and predators. Guarantee freedom. Get out of their way and let each citizen achieve whatever he or she can. In that world, each of us can find the meaning in our work, build every aspect of our