This is the first full week of ELUL (see articles #1,3,4), the concluding month of the Jewish year; which provides the last chance to complete one's mission for 5781 and the field of opportunity to prepare for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur of the new year, 5782
Sunday-Monday are Rosh Chodesh (see article #2), the New Moon Days that inaugurate the month.
This week's Torah reading, Shoftim, [judges] includes rules and guidelines for both judges and witnesses. Articles 4-6 examine the relevant verses from the perspective of Kabbalah and other Jewish mystical resources.