* The 17th of Tammuz is the dawn-to-nightfall fast day commemorating the breaching of the walls of Jerusalem (article #1), leading to the destruction of the Holy Temple on the 9th of Av (article #2) three weeks later. This year it falls on Tuesday, June 23.
* The 4th article is for the 1st chapter of the third cycle of Pirkei Avot this year; it is a teaching that Rabbi Yosef Caro heard from his angelic mentor.
* The final three articles (#4-7) relate directly to main themes in the weekly Torah reading, Pinchas.