Shortly after the earthquake at Port Royal in 1692, Jewish communities were established in Spanish Town and Kingston.

There is no authentic data available as to where they worshipped in Kingston before the Synagogue on Princess Street was built in 1750, but we are certain thHt they must have gathered in homes for worship, wo there may have been another Synagogue as many like David Lopez Narbona in his will dated 20th April, 1707, made a bequest to the 'Synagogue at Kingston'. There were also ordained Ministers from 1713.

Jacob Andrade in his book lists the following, some information being obtained from the epitaph's on tombstones.

1713 - 1748 (28th October). The Rev. Haham Mosseh Cohen delara. (It is interesting to note that a Moses Cohen deLara of Port Royal was naturalised on 20th June, 1726). and members of this family received patents to 3467 acres of iand in St. James during mid-1700's.

1734 - 1751 (July). Rev. Haham Jahacob de la Penhat.

1751-1760 Rev. Isaac Touro (Hazan) some time during 1760 Hazan Touro went to Newport Rhode Island, U.S.A. as Rabbi and served until the Synagogue was closed in 1776. He returned to Jamaica and died in Kingston on 8th December, 1783 (Judah Touro 1775 - 1854, the American Philanthropist was the son of this Hazan).

1760 - 1762 (March). Rabbi Samuel Gomes Silva.

1762 - 1783 -

1783 - 1789 (July). Rabbi Aaron Salome (Hazan).

1789 - 1807 Rev. Raphael Cohen d'Azevedo (Hazan). (Died 20/12/1819).

1804 - 1833 (April). Rev. Isaac deCasseres (Hazan). Asst. Reader (Died 9/4/1833).

1807 - 1853 (May). Rev. Isaac Lopez (Hazan). (Died 28/2/1854 aged 73 years).

1840 - (September/October), Rev. Moses Abendana (Hazan). Asst. Reader, he senred for one month and died 19/10/1840 at 28 years of age.

1849 - 1850 Rev. Abraham Pereira Mendes (Hazan). Asst. Reader, he was born in Kingston 9/2/1825, and was the first Master of the Beth Limmud School established 1843. After a few years he went to study for the Ministry in England. He returned and served as Asst. Minister in Kingston and Hazan in Montego Bay. He returned to England in 1851, served as Rabbi in Birmingham and London. Established in 1860's Northwick College for Jewish Youths and was Principal. He later served as Rabbi at New Port, Rhode Island, U.S.A. and died there 4/4/1893. His son Rabbi Dr Frederick de Sola Mendes, was Rabbi of the West End Synagogue, New York. Another son Rabbi Dr Henry (Haim) Pereira Mendes, was Rabbi at Shearith Israel, New York for 43 years (1877-1920).

1849 - 1856 (August-October). Rev. Isaac Abisdid (Hazan). Asst. Reader (Died 3/7/1887)

1853 -1867 (June-April). Rev. Abraham Haim Delevante (Hazan). In 1867 he left Jamaica for Philadelphia, U.S.A. and became Hazan at St. Louis, Miss. He died there in 1870. (He was a capable artist).

1867 - 1869 Lay Readers Joseph Mendes, Actg. Reader, April 1867 - January 1868, and Aaron Cohen Henriques, January 1866 - November 1869.

1869 - 1883 Rev. Abraham Haim Nieto (Hazan). After he left Jamaica in 1883, he became Asst. Reader at Shearith Israel Synagogue in New York; He died there 10/8/1919 at age 82.

1869 - 1879 Aaron Cohen Henriques, Asst. Reader.

1877 - 1883 David Baruch, Asst. Reader.