David Lapin (born October 30, 1949) is a South African born rabbi,[1] since 2019 rabbi of KBA, Raanana, Israel, and an international leadership and strategy consultant.
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[citation needed] for Southern African Enterprises which was adopted by the first King Commission on Corporate Governance.
[4] In 1997 David Lapin emigrated to the USA and in November 2012 was considered by The United Synagogue as a late entrant candidate in the selection process to succeed Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Sacks as Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, a role which was then given to Ephraim Mirvis.
Rabbi Lapin is married and has five children, four daughters and a son residing in the USA, Canada and Israel.