JL;DR SUMMARY In response to a surge in interest in Jewish life, New York City is seeing a boom in large-scale Jewish events, with highlights like The Great Nosh on Governor's Island, a food festival organized by the Jewish Food Society, and the upcoming Festival Sefarad and "The Big Shabbat." 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'.