Ronn Torossian
ARTICLES BY: Ronn Torossian
Gal Gadot: A Role Model and Real Life Wonder Woman
"Wonder Woman" was released earlier this month in movie theaters worldwide, with Jewish actress Gal Gadot playing the iconic female superhero. I have met and spent time...
Investing in Jewish Businesses — and BizTank
I recently served as a “mogul” on BizTank -- a forum for hungry entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas and seek investments from a panel of Jewish investors. The program, similar to...
Deport Radical Islamist Preacher to Turkey and Maintain American Interests
This week, the radical Islamist, Turkish preacher Fethullah Gülen, based in Pennsylvania, wrote a Washington Post op-ed, titled "The Turkey I No Longer Know." But who...
Remembering Benny Elon
The Jewish people lost a great patriot, an amazing man and a special soul on Friday with the passing of Rabbi Binyamin (Benny) Elon. Throughout his...
Why Is a New York State Non-Profit Hosting Linda Sarsour?
In New York, state agencies cannot do business with any institution or company that supports the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. As New York Governor...
Why Is CUNY Honoring and Supporting BDS?
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has previously “blackballed a dozen foreign companies for supporting the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel.” As the New York...
Israel’s Natural Gas Supply Is a Game-Changer
“Russia Cuts Gas, and Europe Shivers,” the New York Times reported on January 6, 2009, after Russia shut off gas exports to Europe due to a pricing...
The Brooklyn Library Must Not Allow Norman Finkelstein to Lecture on Israel
Those who oppose Israel should not be given open forums in New York City's publicly-funded venues. But -- as New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind recently uncovered -- the Brooklyn Public Library...
Christian Group Helps Fund Aliyah to Israel
Israel has been the home of the Jewish people since Biblical times. And since the founding of the modern state of Israel in 1948, Jews...
These Sharks Are Kosher
Matchmaking has long been a Jewish pastime, and now there’s also a corporate-funding matchmaker. A new program called BizTank brings together entrepreneurs and successful Jewish investors. The brainchild of...
Israel, Like Trump, Should Blackball Hostile Press Outlets
President-elect Donald Trump can teach the state of Israel a thing or two about how to handle the media. When the media actively harms Trump, he...
History Repeats Itself, From Begin to Netanyahu
The United Nations Security Council resolution -- which stated that Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, “occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem,” have “no legal validity," and...
This Hanukkah, Let’s Celebrate Christian Friends of Israel
In a rare cosmological event, the first day of Hanukkah lands on Christmas Day this year -- something that has happened only four times in the past...
Leonard Cohen’s Legacy for Jews — and Humanity
Many people know Leonard Cohen from the countless covers of his timeless hit, “Hallelujah.” But to his legion of fans, Cohen was more than the purveyor of just...
