at the Western Wall and Ben Gurion International Airport as well as other public places, and distribute Shabbat candles on Fridays. There are also Chabad houses in almost every location that Jews might be located, whether as permanent residents, on business, or tourists. Among Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews, Rabbi Amnon Yitzhak and Rabbi Reuven Elbaz are considered the leaders of the baal teshuva movement in Israel. Challenges, critiques and difficulties As with all social movements, there is controversy and criticism. Early twenty-first century researchers have debated the "drop-out" rate from this movement and the reasons for it and new challenges that are now presented. From a 2005 paper: See also Chabad outreach Orthodox Jewish outreach Reform Judaism outreach Conservative Judaism outreach List of Baalei teshuva Jewish assimilation Silent Holocaust Jewish fundamentalism References External links Baal teshuva movement noted as part of growth of Orthodoxy (World of the Yeshiva by William Helmreich, p.xix) America's Alternative Religions By Timothy Miller, (academic research about the Baal teshuva movement) p. 113 Photos of BT Yeshivas for Men Jewish religious movements