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.
In contrast to Shukr Kuhayl I, who mostly traveled as a preacher, Judah ben Shalom created an intricate administrative system that may have involved many subordinates. From his main base in Tan'im, al-Ṭawīlah, al-Qaranī, and later Tan'im again, he maintained a vast network of correspondence with Jewish leaders in diverse communities worldwide, primarily to solicit financial aid.