JL;DR SUMMARY The article discusses the controversial interactions of Orthodox Judaism with Evangelical Christians, focusing on the example of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founder of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ), who faced ostracism from the Charedi community for fostering relationships with Evangelicals. 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'.