The Telegraph

• Making it last

  By Joe Winkler

  At the beginning of May, Rorie Weisberg, an Orthodox woman from Monsey, sued cosmetics giant Lancome claiming her makeup, advertised as 24-hour coverage, did not last the full 24 hours of Shabbat. Some saw Weisberg’s suit as ludicrous or just plain old litigious, but others are seemingly sympathetic. The Orthodox makeup problem is apparently a real one, with… More ▸

• New Jersey Palestinian flag flap breezes over

  By Adam Soclof

  Paterson, N.J. raised the Palestinian flag above city hall, marking what may be a historical first. For Israel, that moment came in 1948. More ▸

• Meet the laser that guides the Iron Dome (soon to be made in the USA)

  By Ben Sales

  Six months after the Iron Dome defense system rendered Hamas rockets largely ineffective during Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza,  I got a tour of the factory that produces its most vital component: a laser. The system, which can shoot down rockets within a circumference of 65 sq. miles, takes two trucks to transport… More ▸

• Prayer for Oklahoma

  By Ami Eden

  Rabbi Abby Jacobson, religious leader of the Emanuel Synagogue in Oklahoma City, offers a prayer for her tornado-ravaged state.   More ▸

• Muslim fashionistas draw global audience

  By Gil Shefler

  Religious Jews aren’t the only ones reconciling ancient sartorial traditions with modern fashions, as JTA reported earlier this month. So are some Muslims. More ▸

• Who deserves a million bucks?

  By Ami Eden

  I recently received a big envelope from The Genesis Prize. Relax, I didn’t win the new $1 million prize. But I was asked to be a nominator. So who should I nominate to win the big money? More ▸