JL;DR SUMMARY Following Donald Trump's reelection, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) faced internal tensions when an executive, Karen Paikin Barall, suggested optimism about Jewish resettlement in Gaza—a contentious issue often supported by far-right Israeli factions but generally opposed by American Jews who favor a two-state solution. 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'.