JL;DR SUMMARY In her discussion of Parshas Vayeishev, Cindy Scarr draws on the teachings of Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Peshischa and the Sfas Emes to highlight the importance of seeking the good in others, a principle embodied by Yaakov's instruction to Yosef to look for the virtues in his brothers. 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'.