This Tuesday is the Fast of the Tenth of Tevet. It commemorates the onset of the siege outside the walls of Jerusalem that led to the destruction of the Holy Temple on the Ninth of Av 3 years and seven months later. In our times, it has also become the date to say Kaddish for those martyrs of the Holocaust (and all the others through the centuries) whose date of death is unknown.The 3rd & 7th articles touch on this latter theme.
Articles 4-5 ask interesting questions about the Twelve Tribes.
Projections for the Time to Come are in articles 2 & 6
Articles #4-6 also are for this week's Torah Reading, the last in the Book of Bereishit (Genesis), Chazak, chazak, v'hit'chazeik!