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RECIPIENT PROFILEEIN: 95-4405603 Toward TraditionMercer Island, WA 98040 According to an October 12, 2006 story in the Washington Post, Lapin is shutting down Toward Tradition in response to its implication in the Abramoff scandal.
Bill Berkowitz Abramoff accomplice right wing Rabbi Daniel Lapin is still in businessEthically-challenged head of Toward Tradition, one of the Christian Right's most reliable Jewish allies, decides to keep the doors of his organization openA funny thing happened to Rabbi Daniel Lapin on his journey to constantly claiming the moral high ground: Toward Tradition, his conservative Jewish organization, got so deeply involved with the shenanigans of the now-jailed Republican Party mega-lobbyist Jack Abramoff -- Lapin's longtime friend and business associate -- that rumors of the organization's demise began to percolate in the media. But despite the rumor that Toward Tradition would shut its doors -- a rumor generated largely by the Rabbi's testimony before a congressional committee -- Lapin has now pledged to keep the organization's doors open.
Chuck Neubauer and Richard B. Schmitt Abramoff's Charity Began at HomeThe lobbyist admits he used nonprofits to evade taxes, pad his pockets and bribe officialsNon-profits abused by Abramoff include the National Center for Public Policy Research ("Tom Delay's Right Arm"), and Toward Tradition.
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OTHER LINKSFrederick Clarkson Jewish Religious Right Agency Shuts Down in Abramoff ScandalToward Tradition, one of the leading organizations of the Jewish element of the religious right is going out of business due to it's involvement in the still unfolding Abramoff scandal. Abramoff had been as much a part of the life of the organization as the cause of its demise. He served on the Toward Tradition board until 2004 and served two terms as chairman.
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