JL;DR SUMMARY In "The But For Mel Edition," Allison Kaplan Sommer, Don Futterman, and Noah Efron discuss the diminishing presence of religious Zionist parties in the Knesset, the complexities surrounding Hilltop Youth ranging from idealists to thugs, and why Israelis remain loyal to WhatsApp despite privacy concerns. 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'.