This still does not include the officiation of interfaith weddings by Conservative rabbis. In the mid-20th century, the Conservative movement was the largest Jewish denomination in the U.S., but by 2021, 15% of Jews identified as Conservative. According to some Conservative leaders, these dwindling numbers prove that better engaging interfaith families is an existential issue for the movement. Still, some in the Conservative movement described the changes as superficial or banal, affirming practices that are already widespread, while avoiding the core issue: interfaith weddings. “Some Conservative rabbis have already been doing what it mentions for years.”