Unlike Shukr Kuhayl I, who worked mainly in the capacity of itinerant preacher, Judah ben Shalom developed a significant organizational structure which may have included hundreds of functionaries. From his headquarters, which was successively in Tan'im, al-Ṭawīlah, al-Qaranī, and again Tan'im, he coordinated a vast correspondence with the Jewish leaders in other communities of Yemen, Aden, Alexandria, Bombay, Calcutta, Jerusalem, and Safed, mainly for the purposes of acquiring funds.
This differed from Shukr Kuhayl I, who mainly wandered as a preacher, whereas Judah ben Shalom established an elaborate organizational system that may have included numerous staff members. From his central hub in Tan'im, al-Ṭawīlah, al-Qaranī, and again Tan'im, he coordinated extensive communication with Jewish leaders in various communities across Yemen, Aden, Alexandria, Bombay, Calcutta, Jerusalem, and Safed, mainly to acquire funds.