JL;DR SUMMARY This collection of letters and essays from "Inbox: Issue 1099" addresses diverse topics, including the challenges faced by single men in the Jewish matchmaking (shidduch) system, the context and implications of Palestinian National Charter clauses, and the notion that anyone can take on the role of a shadchan. 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'.