An estimated 18,000 Orthodox Jews gathered for a prayer vigil in downtown Manhattan to show solidarity with their counterparts in Israel. The rain-soaked gathering, sponsored by Am Echad, a coalition of American Orthodox leaders, was prompted by a series of recent decisions by Israeli courts giving increased influence to the Conservative and Reform movements there.
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