Allison Kaplan Sommer and Noah Efron discuss two topics of incomparable importance and end with an anecdote about something in Israel that made them smile this week.

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—Now, Rafah—

What are we to make of Israel’s rolling incursion into Rafah? Oy.

—On Film—

There’s a new hour-long movie about the rape and sexual assault of Israeli women on October 7 and since. Oy.

—A Huge Win Despite the Loss—

For our most unreasonably generous Patreon supporters, in our extra-special, special extra discussion: Eden Golan’s amazing adventure at the Eurovision song contest.

All this and more music of these troubled times.

The “Calamities, Past and Not” Edition