51.   Scrutiny has intensified in recent years as the stricter Orthodox and more lenient Reform movements have gained strength.

52.   Some Orthodox Jews fear the Reform movement threatens tradition.

53.   That law sought to circumvent a court ruling forcing the councils to accept representatives from the more liberal Conservative and Reform movements.

54.   That law sought to circumvent a Supreme Court ruling forcing the councils to accept representatives from the more liberal Conservative and Reform movements.

55.   The more lenient Reform movement has been more willing than Conservatives to welcome the growing number of intermarried couples.

56.   The letter was made available to the Associated Press by the Reform movement.

57.   The proposal would block efforts by the more liberal Conservative and Reform movements to win greater recognition in the Jewish state.

58.   The Reform movement has attracted Conservatives by being more welcoming of interfaith couples.

59.   The Reform movement in Israel has tried in recent years to challenge the Orthodox monopoly in court.

60.   The Reform movement is minuscule but is supported by many in the secular Jewish majority.