JL;DR SUMMARY Following the devastating October 7 Hamas attack that impacted Ben-Gurion University (BGU) in Israel's Negev region, CEO Doug Seserman discusses the university's emergency response and volunteer efforts, showcasing the region's resilience and the university's innovations in sustainability, water conservation, and energy solutions. 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'.