Reform movement
The congregation made history when it applied for membership into the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) (now the Union of Reform Judaism [URJ]) but was not accepted. Beth Adam's application challenged the Reform movement to determine if it was willing to embrace a wide spectrum of belief. As Rabbi Alan Kaplan, then head of the union's New Congregations Committee, the decision will be "a watershed in the history of the Reform movement".