JL;DR SUMMARY In the book "Maimonides, Spinoza and Us: Toward an Intellectually Vibrant Judaism" by Rabbi Marc D. Angel, the discussion revolves around the similarities and differences between 12th-century Rabbi Maimonides and 17th-century philosopher Spinoza, focusing on their views on God, rationalism, superstition, and the future of Judaism. 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'.