It is rare that the Weekly Reading of Pekudei stands alone, unpaired neither with Vayakhel (last week) nor one of the four appended seasonal readings.
Therefore, we have given her more space than usual (articles #4-7).

This is the first full week of the month of Adar Sheini - see article #2.

The lead article, from an important text by a significant 17th century Kabbalist, makes several provocative statements about nations and their land.