Posts Tagged: Ronn Torossian blog
Hallmark Rightfully Pulls Swastika Gift Wrap
The holiday season is well underway, and we are all wrapping up 2014. You can call it smooth sailing, right? Well, what a Hallmark customer...
‘This Too Shall Pass’
"This too shall pass" is something I remember my mother, Penny Waga, saying to my sister and me as children. I remember so many great things...
American Jews Are Funding Anti-Israel Activities
On the Israeli political spectrum, there are positions that are out of the realm of acceptable values on both the extreme right and the extreme...
What Does it Mean to be ‘Religious’?
My pet peeve as a proudly involved and committed Jew has to do with the word "religious." Some synonyms for the word include devout, pious,...
There is No Such Thing as ‘Occupied Territory’ in Israel
While many international governments and the media wrongly refer to areas of Israel as "occupied territories," the reality is that the Jews have historic claims...
Shame on Rabbi Julie Schonfeld
Rabbi Julie Schonfeld is the first female rabbi to serve as the head of the Conservative movement. She was named the Executive Vice President of...
BDS Supporters Are Anti-Semites
The Washington D.C. Jewish Community Center recently canceled a concert by a Brooklyn rock group, called The Shondes, because the band's leader has endorsed and...
Israel’s MyCheck Makes the Dining Experience Easier – Onward Start-Up Nation
Israel, the Start-Up Nation, continues to revolutionize the world - as I further happily discovered last week at dinner when I checked out using an...
Russian Jews Provide Great Hope for American Jewry
I just returned from a fascinating weekend in Connecticut where I was the keynote speaker for the National Russian Jewish Shabbaton, hosted by Chamah International...
The American Jewish Establishment Must Embrace Social Media
One of the biggest challenges facing American Jewry is assimilation, which is happening at an alarming rate. Looking at the situation, it is clear that the...
