Month March 2021

A team of international and Chinese scientists is poised to report on its joint search for the origins of the coronavirus that sparked a pandemic after it was first detected in China over a year ago — with four theories… Continue Reading →

A volunteer firefighter who died while trying to rescue residents of an assisted living home in suburban New York that was engulfed in flames was identified Wednesday as a 35-year-old father of two young boys. Jared Lloyd was last heard… Continue Reading →

Reposted by request: Between 80,000 to 100,000 people are expected to descend on Orlando, Florida, for the Yom Tov of Pesach, as reported previously on Matzav.com. People are excited, looking forward to traveling down south for what promises to be… Continue Reading →

Nursing homes have to publicly disclose their vaccination rates for flu and pneumonia but there’s no similar mandate for COVID-19 shots, even though the steepest toll from the virus has… Read more » The post Lawmakers: Require Nursing Homes to… Continue Reading →

It is hard to believe that it is a full year since the passing of the Novominsker Rebbe ztvk’l. As we approach the first yahrtzeit of the Rebbe, we are honored to share with you a selection of his writings as originally published in the Jewish Observer. The articles span a time… Continue Reading →

President Joe Biden held off on holding his first news conference so he could use it to celebrate passage of a defining legislative achievement, his giant COVID-19 relief package. But… Read more » The post Amid Growing Challenges, Biden to… Continue Reading →

A message from Jackson Askonim: We are pleased to announce that there will be a Chometz burning site in Jackson this year. It will be held at Jackson Fire Station 55 at 113 N New Prospect Road. Friday, Erev Pesach,… Continue Reading →

A sharp-eyed Instacart worker is getting credit for averting what could have been another awful crime in Atlanta, where a man brought body armor, ammunition and at least five guns… Read more » The post Police: Witness Alerted Atlanta Store… Continue Reading →

A small town in Arizona has declared a state of emergency over migrant families being dropped there as a growing number of border communities grapple with how to get the new arrivals to shelters in bigger cities that can help… Continue Reading →

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is warning that the country’s infrastructure needs exceed $1 trillion and that other countries, namely China, are pulling ahead of the U.S. with their public works… Read more » The post Buttigieg Pitches Infrastructure Needs to… Continue Reading →

Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday night to remember the 10 people gunned down at a supermarket in a Colorado college town, while the 21-year-old man suspected of carrying out the… Read more » The post Colorado Shooting Suspect to Make… Continue Reading →

Two days ago YWN published an article about many people who booked homes in Orlando for Pesach only to have their homes cancelled or double booked. Some people – including one website – accused YWN of fear-mongering, over-playing and exaggerating… Continue Reading →

The CEOs of social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google face a new grilling by Congress Thursday, one focused on their efforts to prevent their platforms from spreading falsehoods and… Read more » The post Congress to Press Big Tech… Continue Reading →

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The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to 684,000, the fewest since the pandemic erupted a year ago and a sign that the economy is improving.… Read more » The post U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to… Continue Reading →

Hagaon Rav Chaim Shlita made Siyumim this morning on Shas Bavli, Shas Yerushalmi, Midrashim, Tur, Shulchan Aruch and more, and upon completion, immediately began Meseches Brachos again. Taanis Bechorim this year was pushed up to Thursday, due to Erev Pesach… Continue Reading →