JL;DR SUMMARY Sharon Brous, founding rabbi of IKAR in Los Angeles, known for her innovative approach to Jewish practice and community, discusses the importance of being present for each other in her new book "The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World." 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'.