JL;DR SUMMARY In this article by Professor Matt Goldish titled "A Window Onto the Everyday Life of Sepharadim: Through the Lens of Teshubot," he explores the lives of Sephardic Jews through the lens of Teshubot, responsa literature that addresses legal questions and reflects the concerns and experiences of Sephardic communities. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.

• At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself.
• This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude.
• Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from.
• But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
• And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.