This Torah reading repeats the instructions for distinguishing between pure and impure species, and between proper and invalid slaughtering — these are the subjects of our first two articles.
Articles 4-5 are two pleasing insights from famous Kabbalists of the 16th and 18th century respectively.
Shabbat is also Rosh Chodesh Elul, a major turning point of the year — see article #6, which connects it with the Weekly Torah reading.
The story (#7) is about one of the holiest Jewish leaders in the 20th century (whose yahrzeit is Erev Shabbat, Erev Rosh Chodesh)