Conservative Judaism's understanding of textual interpretation has undergone a radical transformation over the past century and a half, shifting from a narrow focus on legal analysis to embracing the more expansive concept of "midrashic process." Early Conservative ideologists like Zacharias Frankel, Solomon Schechter, and Louis Finkelstein emphasized Scripture's interpretation as central to Judaism's evolution but confined their analysis to legal matters, deliberately avoiding traditional midrashic terminology. In contrast, contemporary Conservative leaders—particularly Seminary Chancellors Gerson Cohen and Ismar Schorsch, alongside theologians Elliot Dorff, Neil Gillman, and Mordecai Waxman—have elevated midrash to a foundational principle. Through textual analysis and intellectual history methodology, this research traces how modern Conservative thinkers have broadened midrash beyond classical scriptural interpretation to encompass the reinterpretation of Judaism as a comprehensive religious and cultural system. This terminological evolution reflects both the influence of contemporary midrashic scholarship, which emphasizes open interpretation and the dynamic interplay between tradition and modernity, and a fundamental reconceptualization of Conservative Judaism's relationship to textual authority and religious development. The findings reveal a distinctive Conservative approach that balances textual rootedness with interpretive freedom, positioning midrashic process as essential to Judaism's continued vitality in the modern world.