Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.

New York correspondent Luke Tress joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.

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Last Wednesday, roughly 200 rowdy protesters outside the Park East Synagogue disrupted an Israel-immigration event. Tress was there and paints a picture of the events and the evolving responses from Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.

Days after US pro-Palestinian protesters shouted chants including “Globalize the intifada” and “Death to the IDF” outside the Upper East Side synagogue, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who is Jewish, apologized to the congregation during Shabbat services. Is this allaying the community’s fears?

We then dive into the question several lawfare groups are now asking: Can a US law protecting abortion clinics push back against protests at synagogues?

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