Join Dr. Aryeh Tepper live from Ofakim, a diverse Israeli "Development Town" near Gaza, for an exploration of its history, from its founding until Hamas' invasion on 7 October as well as life today.

Pictured: Dr. Tepper in the blue shirt waking outside the home of Rachel and David Edry, 9 October 2023,

Ofakim, Israel (Canaan Liddor/Times of Israel) 

Dr. Tepper is the Director of Publications at the American Sephardi Federation and co-Director of the Omni-American Future Project, where he is the Co-Editor of "The Omni-American Review." He is the author of Progressive Minds, Conservative Politics: Leo Strauss’ Later Writings on Maimonides (SUNY Press, 2013) and a Fellow at at The Azrieli Center for Israel Studies at The Ben-Gurion Research Institute, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.