This Sunday is the yahrzeit of the Rambam (Maimonides - see 1st article) and of
Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira, the great Moroccan Jewish Kabbalist (see article #2), grandfather of the Baba Sali;
the yahrzeit of Rabbi Shneur Zalman, the first Chabad Rebbe and the author of the extremely important mystical primer, Tanya, is on Wednesday night - Thursday.

The third article this week spotlights some of his deep thought, while the last, a story, illuminates his personality.

Articles 5-6 offer fascinating insights in to the Ten Plagues which the Al-mighty brought upon the Egyptians, a main theme in the Weekly Reading.