JL;DR SUMMARY Calgary's mayor, Jyoti Gondek, chose to boycott the city's Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony because the organizers wanted it to be a stronger show of support for Israel, which included various requests such as showing support for Israeli hostages held by Hamas and staging a pro-Israel demonstration. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski.