The lead article is prompted by our annual Spring study of Pirkei Avot - "Chapters (of teachings and principles) of (our) Fathers," which this week is chapter 2, for the 2nd week..
There are two 'New Moon (Rosh Chodesh)' of IYAR days this week: Monday and Tuesday (see article #2).
The first one, Monday, Nissan 30, is also the yahrzeit of the exceedingly important Kabbalist, Rabbi Chayim Vital, the subject of the first and last articles See also the Dedication, below).
This week there is a double Weekly Reading, Tazria & Metzora -- see articles #4-7.