Rav Dov Landau, a prominent figure in the Ashkenazi Charedi Lithuanian community, called for special prayers due to the challenges faced by the Jewish people, including threats to Torah study and military service debates in Israel.

In this discussion, Kimmy Caplan, a professor of Jewish History at Bar Ilan University, talks about a book he co-edited called Contemporary Israeli Haredi Society: Profiles, Trends and Challenges.