One of four major denominations/movements of religious Judaism: Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist. A branch of Judaism that began in the United States in the early 1900s as an alternative to Orthodox and Reform Judaism. Conservative Judaism focuses on Jewish law as a guide to an authentic Jewish lifestyle but accepts some critiques of secular scholarship. See "Conservative Judaism.” Jewish Virtual Library. 18 June 2011. http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/conservatives.html.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/conservative-judaism