JL;DR SUMMARY David Benkof, a conservative Republican gay Orthodox Jewish columnist, shares his unique perspective on current events, discussing his vote for Hillary Clinton and subsequent move to Israel as a "Trump refugee," his views on presidential racism and anti-Semitism, why he believes religious pluralism in Israel is negative while peace with the Palestinians is positive. 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'.