Rabbi Simcha Lefkowitz On Hardship Resources

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 November 2012 14:26 Written by TFTI Thursday, 22 November 2012 14:09

LIFE Office on 112 Spruce Street in Cedarhurst , NY

In light of the hardship many families are facing I would like to make you aware of a possible free resource for the families in the community.

My organization, LIFE, has been working for the last four years helping people who are struggling with their mortgages.  We are funded by New York State and our work is and has always been free of charge.

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NY Governor: LI Power Authority LIPA not fixable - Has To End'

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 November 2012 12:41 Written by AP Thursday, 22 November 2012 12:29

A Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) truck is seen in the Belle Harbor neighborhood of the borough of Queens, New York, Monday, Nov.12, 2012, in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. More than 70,000 customers of Long Island Power Authority in New York were without electricity Monday, two weeks after Superstorm Sandy struck. Photo: Craig Ruttle / AP

Lawrence, NY - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the Long Island Power Authority “has to end.”

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Its Official, Twinkie Maker Hostess To Close Down, Sell Brands

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 November 2012 12:59 Written by AP Thursday, 22 November 2012 12:49

A cashier rings up boxes of Hostess Twinkies and Cup Cakes at the Hostess Brands' bakery in Denver on Friday. / Associated Press

White Plains, NY - Twinkies, Ho Hos and Wonder Bread are up for sale now that a bankruptcy judge cleared the way for Hostess Brands Inc. to fire its 18,500 workers and wind down its operations.

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Hillary Clinton: U.S. Strongly Condemns Bus Bombing, Calling It A Terrorist Attack

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 November 2012 09:50 Written by AP / Reuters Wednesday, 21 November 2012 09:18

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton walks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (2nd R) after their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah November 21, 2012. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Cairo - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Cairo in her diplomatic push to forge a truce between Israel and Gaza rulers of Hamas, hours after a bomb exploded on an Israeli bus in Tel Aviv, wounding 10.

Clinton will meet with Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday to piece together a deal to end Israel’s weeklong offensive in the Gaza Strip, which has killed more than 130 Palestinians. Militant rocket fire into Israel has killed five Israelis.

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Gun Recovered From 'John Doe Duffel Bag' in Connection With Brooklyn Murders

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 November 2012 19:56 Written by Richard Esposito/ ABC News Wednesday, 21 November 2012 11:25

A sawed-off rifle and bloody knife were recovered in the bag of a man identified only as "John Doe Duffel Bag" who had been sought for questioning in the slayings of three Middle Eastern men in New York, a police official said.

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Bomb Blast Hits Bus In Tel Aviv, 10 Wounded

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 November 2012 09:32 Written by AP Wednesday, 21 November 2012 08:42

The No. 142 bus after hit by an explosion in central Tel Aviv on November 21, 2012. Photo by Reuters

Jerusalem -  A bomb ripped through an Israeli bus near the nation’s military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, wounding at least 10 people, Israeli officials said.

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New York City Replaces 250 Payphones with iPad-Like Screens

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 November 2012 09:53 Written by AP Wednesday, 21 November 2012 09:10

Smart Screens are now officially live in New York City.(Credit:Cisco)

New York, NY - Old phone booths in Manhattan’s Union Square are getting a modern makeover. Smart screens there display real-time local-based services, community information, current events and entertainment listings.

It’s called City24/7, which also is the name of a media and content company.

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Voices from the Home Front: How Israelis Live under Stress

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 November 2012 10:09 Written by idfnadesk Wednesday, 21 November 2012 10:00

Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip have fired more than 12,000 rockets into Israel in the past 12 years. Listen to a few of the Israelis who have been living with this reality for too long.

India Hangs Gunman From 2008 Mumbai Attack

Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 November 2012 09:59 Written by AP Wednesday, 21 November 2012 09:04

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2008 file photo, Ajmal Kasab, one of the accused gunmen, walks at the Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal railway station in Mumbai, India. India executed the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 terror attack on Mumbai early Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, India's home ministry said. Kasab, a Pakistani citizen, was one of 10 gunmen who rampaged through the streets of India's financial capital in November 2008, killing 166 people. Kasab was hung at a jail in Pune, a city near Mumbai, after India's president rejected his plea for mercy.(AP Photo/Mumbai Mirror, Sebastian D'souza, File)

Mumbai - India executed the lone surviving gunman from the 2008 terror attack on Mumbai early Wednesday, the country’s home ministry said.

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Report: Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky Calls For iPhones To Be Burned

Last Updated on Sunday, 23 September 2012 15:04 Written by JPost Sunday, 23 September 2012 14:16

Jerusalem - Rabbi Haim Kanievsky, who ranks in some estimations among the top five most influential rabbinic authorities, issued a public notice on Sunday saying that anyone who owns an Apple iPhone should burn it.

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Picture of the Day: Selichos in Jerusalem

Written by TFTI Saturday, 08 September 2012 23:39

Ultra Orthodox Jewish men pray for forgivness ( Selichot ), at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, on Sep 08, 2012, prior to the upcoming Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. ‘Selichot” the prayer for forgiveness, is’ a prayer usually recited before dawn in the lead-up to the Rosh Hashana (New Years) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) high holidays.
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