JL;DR SUMMARY Lishay Lavi Miran, an Israeli mother, is on a mission in New York City to advocate for the release of her husband, Omri Miran, who has been held captive by Hamas in Gaza for nearly 600 days following his kidnapping in the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks. 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'.