JL;DR SUMMARY In this discussion, Noah Efron, Allison Kaplan Sommer, and Don Futterman delve into the influence of the Jewish Agency on Israeli politics, the concept of prioritizing Israel's interests over global economic ties, and the controversy surrounding the Jerusalem Museum of Natural History concealing exhibits on evolution for ultra-Orthodox visitors. 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'.