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Answer:
According to the 1993-1994 yearbook of the Union for Reform Judaism,
there are 853 member congregations, with a total "member unit"
membership of 302,193 member units. The term "member units" refers to
the unit that joins a synagogue: a family, a single individual, a gay
couple. There are also numerous congregations that are Reform but are
not affiliated with URJ. Some of these are quite large (such as Steven
S. Wise Congregation in Los Angeles, with over 2,000 member units).
The breakdown, according to the yearbook, is as follows:
Region Congregations Members
Canada 22 8,252
Great Lakes 57 22,785
Mid Atlantic 62 20,289
Midwest 65 23,401
New Jersey/W. Hudson 58 20,829
New York 94 36,122
Northeast 78 26,605
Northeast Lakes 69 23,660
Northern California 40 15,137
Pacific Northwest 18 5,002
Pacific Southwest 73 32,257
Pennsylvania 55 19,721
Southeast 85 28,397
Southwest 77 19,736
TOTAL 853 302,193
To give an idea of trends, in 1982-1983, the congregational membership
was 269,406--that's 12% growth over ten years. There were 773 member
congregations in 1982-1983, giving 10% growth in the number of Reform
congregations.
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