The RDL Podcast with Rabbi Daniel Lapin

54 Years ago this week, Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas underwent the most momentous and historic 48 hours ever undergone by an American hospital.    The hospital was resilient enough to endure it and continue functioning.   Resilience is indispensable for any person, family, or business that hopes to survive.    When blows of fate fall, those who are resilient absorb those blows and bounce b...

How the body’s Divine Design reveals the true nature of human sexuality and the real nature of masculine and feminine.  The simple anatomical device which would render Viagra obsolete and bankrupt Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.  Widely accepted scientific theories that turned out to be huge mistakes.  Are modern theories of sexuality possibly all dreadfully wrong?  Be married to the only person you’ve ev...

Nazism, Fascism, Communism, Socialism, Liberalism, Progressivism:  These are ALL creations of the LEFT and all strip individual freedom and responsibility while they promote governmental tyranny.  In this show I describe what lies at the RIGHT end of the spectrum. The Left allies with Islamic Fundamentalism which only Israel has even a clue of how to defeat.  Hint: Follow the money.  I interview t...

Secular Fundamentalist pundits in print and TV don’t know why Saipov the Slaughterer mowed down 8 Manhattanites with his truck last Tuesday.  “Why, oh why, would he have done it?”  they cry in mystified confusion.  It certainly can’t be because of his religion.  Turns out that knowing your opponent’s central core principles is a huge advantage whether you’re dealing with your children, a business...

This show is a lecture I delivered a few days ago to a terrific organization of Christian business professionals who collaborate on developing their businesses according to Biblical principles.  There are many such organizations in the United States and I have been privileged to speak for quite a few but this one, Kingdom Chamber of Commerce is one of my favorites.  I discuss the significance of c...

So those ‘Death Panels’ really are coming, first to the United Kingdom and soon thereafter to us—unless we terminate Obama Care along with almost all government involvement in healthcare. While we’re at it, why don’t we fix education by privatizing it & closing Government Indoctrination Camps (GIC’s otherwise known as public schools)?  Why are Gulf State Arabs building modern societies while Pales...

It’s been hilarious watching the ostentatious displays of pretend virtue by celebrities tumbling over one another to condemn one of their own.  The truth is that it takes no bravery and no courage to waddle up and stick a knife into the bleeding body of a harpooned whale lying helplessly on the beach.  Why now?  Why didn’t all those who’ve known for years condemn Weinstein back then?  Why didn’t a...

Learning to evaluate your life’s circumstances using both head and heart—separately.  How it applies to the Las Vegas massacre.  We know that those exploiting Las Vegas to advance a “gun-control” agenda are cynical, manipulative, dishonest  (and also probably foolish) by taking a look at suicide and traffic fatality figures. Do fewer homes own a toolbox these days?  Are Americans less resourceful...

Judge Roy Moore defeated the mainstream GOP candidate (whom President Trump mistakenly backed!!) for an Alabama Senate seat.  Again, our rulers, bureaucrats, & bosses failed to grasp that we don’t like important decisions that impact the quality of our lives being made by professional politicians who view us with disdain. In Germany.  The AFD did the same by securing a massive victory last Sunday,...

The 3 characteristics that define a religion and why Scientology isn’t one but Islam is.  Why progressive politics and leftist ideologies are not a political creed but are, in fact, a religion.  Can you name the “High Priests” of the Left?  Why so-called “climate-change” has far less to do with science than it does with religious belief.  Meet a Berkeley-trained feminist skeptic (Judy) who met a r...

Things you'd be surprised to know that I own: A copy of Mein Kampf, by A. Hitler. The shattered fragments of an Aztec idol.  An enameled swastika medal Hitler signed and presented to a German mother 74 years ago.  In this show I reveal why I own them and how they demonstrate spiritual reality. Giant Buddhas in 2001 equals Confederate Generals in 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

How a nice, ordinary middle-class, young guy successfully sued a wealthy older doctor for seducing his wife into a tawdry affair.  No, your rabbi hasn’t joined the staff of People Magazine, but here is one reason why Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s marriage worked and Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s didn’t.  Remember when female flight attendants (that would be ‘stewardesses’ to you old-timers!...

Does the president really need to show that he cares about Houston or is it enough for him to take the necessary actions to bring relief?  Who are these looters?  What distinguishes looters from rescuers?  How can you predict who would rescue and who would loot.  Watch out! Today you’re being judged by the feelings you express and not by your thoughts and actions. God help us. Learn more about you...

When a group of people form a society, whether it is the Pilgrims, the Oneidas, the Shakers, the Communists or any other groups, one thing they have to decide is how they are going to organize money. How will people eat and how will the organizers (government) seize its monetary needs? Money is an interface between physical and spiritual. People often fail to recognize the role that morality plays...

A vital secret of successful living is moving on from the past, no matter how horrible, evil, unjust, or immoral that past was.  Some of the best ways to live successfully is to  avoid financial dependence on the largesse of government or charity, become a great spouse and a great parent, find faith, and develop a circle of like-minded friends. This works for those born with a silver spoon in thei...

The best way to sabotage a life is to dwell on past evils as explanations and excuses for one’s victimhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most of what the sick,  evil  and twisted denizens  of the Democratic Party claimed about Pres. Trump weren’t true.  Here are ten things about the President that are indeed true. One of them is while occasionally really bad men do have great kids, those great kids never retain relationships with their bad fathers.  When you see great kids remaining close to their dads, you’d be making a big mistak...

I have two dear friends (whose names I mention in the show) each of whom hosts a national radio show and each of whom were ‘Never-Trumpers’.  I didn’t understand them then. I don’t understand them now.  But they are both good and honorable men.  I decided to come up with ten truths that they couldn’t contradict and which would leave them both incapable of explaining satisfactorily why they voted a...

Rabbi Daniel Lapin talks about Western Civilization and how the choice to live that way of life is common among people. He explains a time when the New York Times really stood for something. Rabbi also talks about how institutions have a certain momentum that keeps it going within the civilization for many years but eventully comes to an end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

President Trump defended the West and was reviled as a racist.  That slur is nothing but  a meaningless bludgeon. Can’t tell the difference between the West and the Rest?  Just try using a public bathroom in Bahawalpur and then do the same in Boston. Still not sure?  Okay, time to get dramatic.  Break your leg on the street in Lagos, and then do the same (the other leg) in London.  Getting the ide...

Ayn Rand wasn’t right on everything but she is on these 2 ideas:  “A man's sexual choice is the result and the sum of his fundamental convictions . Show me the woman he sleeps with and I will tell you his valuation of himself.”  And this one, “...money demands of you the highest virtues…men who have no courage, pride or self-esteem…who have no moral sense of their right to their money…men who apol...

Do you know any new brides thrilled that their frugal fiancées bought their engagement rings at a flea market for $6.99?  Why is it important for women to get engaged with an expensive diamond ring?  Why don’t women propose marriage to men?  (Hint: A new Rolex watch might be a good way to go)  Is a women who wants to marry a man with a few dollars (or the prospect of plenty) a gold digger or an ex...

Let’s consolidate Leftism, Socialism, Marxism, Communism, Progressivism, and yes, Liberalism, all under one simple but true umbrella---Secular Fundamentalism. Start off with a commitment to secularism, and your soul is automatically tugged left. Reject God and for most the alternative is government. But why Oh why do people who hate private property and despise the “rich” also loathe the tradition...

It might have been written over 150 years ago but the part of our soul to which Marx and Engels were singing is still seduced by socialism. Until we are willing to deny the State any rights to our families and to our money, we will always remain vulnerable. Under the promise of security and equality, politicians lure you into dependency. A very bad deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

Why are those who support confiscatory rates of taxation usually the same people as those who support increased entitlement spending?  Why do opponents of the death penalty for murder also usually support abortion?  Why do those who consider Christianity to be a bigger problem than Islam want America to resemble Europe?  Why do those who think public schools are doing a great job also generally su...