JL;DR SUMMARY In the "Short Trip from Cradle to Grave" edition, Allison, Don, and Noah explore varied topics, including the creation of unusual ministerial positions in Israel, the conflicting nature of religiosity in the country based on global polls versus local perceptions, and the remarkable story of an ultra-Orthodox woman giving birth at 65 after decades of infertility. 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'.