JL;DR SUMMARY Jay Michaelson discusses the candidacy of Zohran Mamdani in the context of New York's mayoral election, emphasizing that while Mamdani's views on Israel might not align with those of many American Jews, there are broader issues at stake. 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'.