Conservative Judaism's commitment to egalitarianism has faltered not from philosophical weakness but from a failure to fully embrace and implement this principle across institutional practices. Through ethnographic observation in Hebrew school classrooms, where male students' ritual participation consistently receives privileged attention, a pattern emerges of subtle behavioral contradictions to stated egalitarian values. Personal narrative, institutional analysis, and comparative examination of Conservative, Orthodox, and Reform approaches reveal how the movement never fully transitioned from pluralism to egalitarianism, instead maintaining an ambivalent stance that protected non-egalitarian positions while failing to establish egalitarianism as authentically Jewish. Though women's ordination as rabbis created a logical imperative for comprehensive egalitarian implementation, institutional ambivalence undermined this potential transformation. The research demonstrates that egalitarianism offers a more accessible and practical organizing principle than alternatives such as Mussar, providing clear boundaries for Jewish identity while addressing contemporary challenges including LGBTQ inclusion. These findings suggest the urgent need for consistent, unified messaging that positions egalitarianism as central to Conservative Jewish identity and practice.