Rabbi Daniel Lapin grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa, as part of a prominent rabbinic family. However, he did not excel as a student initially, and so his parents sent him to boarding school in England when he was 10.
“I understand that I was not an easy child to have around,” the rabbi, who lives on the East Coast of the United States. (He asked not name his home city because he has received prior credible threats.)
