Posts Tagged: Ronn Torossian
“ŽThree Questions Non-Profits Should be Ready to Answer “Ž
People may not necessarily be getting smarter, but they are getting warier, and better informed. At least in some respects. The Internet has become a...
“ŽAmerican Jewish Establishment Must Do More to Embrace Russian Jews
I spent the weekend at a Russian-Jewish Shabbaton on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and was reminded of just how different Russian-American Jews are...
The Ultra-Orthodox Need a Good Public Relations Campaign
The recent Pew Report, and every single other study in recent years on the American Jewish community, clearly indicate that the more religiously observant one...
Shame on Eyal Golan!
For the last 15 years I have loved Eyal Golan's music - my children know many of his songs and have spent many hours singing...
“ŽRemembering the Holocaust: Ruth Lichtenstein and Project Witness “Ž
It was May 7, 1945, when the Germans signed the surrender agreement that ended World War II, and what we now know as the Holocaust....
“Ži24 News Has So Far Failed to Help Israel’s Digital Media Imprint
i24 News launched in July with the mission, like so many others before them in the pro-Israel community, of correcting media misperceptions about Israel. Aiming...
Rabbi Eric Yoffie Should Stop Harming the Jewish Community
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, who served as president of the Union for Reform Judaism from 1996 to 2012, is a very busy man. Running a denomination...
American Jews Should Focus Less on Israel and More on Judaism
Ze'ev Jabotinsky, one of the greatest Zionist leaders ever, once wrote an essay entitled "Without Patriotism," which he headed with a quote: "Have pity on...
Emergency: The Disappearing American Jewish Community
According to the first major survey of American Jews in 10 years, 71 percent of non-Orthodox Jews intermarry, two-thirds of Jews do not belong to...
To the World, Netanyahu is an Extremist and Rouhani is a Moderate
There is a "moderate" world leader who married his cousin when she was only 14, in a country where some in the media do not...
Balancing Humility and Pride
Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Peshischa famously said: "Every person should have two pockets. In one pocket should be a piece of paper that reads, 'I am...
Reading About Soros, Putin, and Ailes on Rosh Hashanah
An anonymous person was once quoted as saying, "If you drop gold and books, pick up the books first, then the gold." I also buy...
On Rosh Hashana, Mourning, and the Yom Kippur War, Revisited
1. With the Jewish high holy days approaching, I'm nervous at the realization that this year will be the first year that I will stay inside...
The Jewish-American Buzzword: Continuity
The American Jewish community buzzword is continuity. It's understandable in this great republic, where assimilation approaches 60 percent. Perhaps we can inspire continuity, in part,...
