The North American Reform movement’s biennial convention has drawn its largest crowd ever, organizers say. The Union of American Hebrew Congregations gathering in Boston — which attracts leaders from over 900 synagogues in North America — is expecting 5,800 people for Shabbat, compared to about 5,000 in 1999.
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