In May 1866, Rabbi Weil came to Beth Israel to recite prayers and read from the Torah. In 1871 a system of fines was established to bolster attendance. In June, 1872 the "Jackson Debating Society" was founded, and in 1874 equal rights were granted women of the congregation along with equal taxation for seats on the High Holy Days. In 1874 Jackson City Lodge No. 256 of B'nai B'rith was founded, later to become the David Heuman Lodge No. 807.
Following the departure of Rabbi Weil in 1871, the congregation was served from 1871 to 1872 by Rabbi Alexander Rehfield, Rabbi Henry Desenbery from 1872 to 1877, Rabbi Henry Friedman from 1877 to 1879, and Dr. E. Eger from 1879 to 1881.
An item in the Jackson Weekly Citizen for 20 April, 1880, page five, said "The members of the Beth Israel Society have engaged the services of a new rabbi - Rev. Dr. Resenoheth of St. Louis, Missouri." Nowhere else in our archives is this man's name mentioned.
