 According to leaders of the Conservative movement, a meeting was held between the leaders of the RA, representing the Conservative movement, and the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA), the largest organization of Orthodox rabbis, in an effort to find agreement that the clause was valid from the standpoint of Jewish law, and would be included in both Orthodox and Conservative documents.The premise of the meetings was to create a "beth din" (rabbinic court) similar to that of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel which would be the supreme authority on all "halakhic" issues related to marriage and divorce in America for both the Orthodox and Conservative.In addition to the meetings held by the RA and RCA, private meetings took place between Saul Lieberman and Joseph B. Soloveitchik, who discussed the creation of this body.