Linda Gradstein, Don Futterman and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

—For the Time Being, Anyway—

The cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah: It ain't victory and it sure ain't peace.

—ICC You—

Why does the world court want to put our prime minister in the slammer?

Plus, An Ethiopian Room-of-Their-Own, before-and-after selfs, and an exploration of the age-old question, "When is a challah not a challah?"