April 29, 1849  Mt. Wood Cemetery purchased to bury an itinerate rabbi who died while in Wheeling

1849-1856       A small community of Jews held services during the High Holy Days in a small room on the 3rd floor of a house at 14th and Main Street

1856               Rabbi Faulk --1st Rabbi in Wheeling

1861               Congregation mover to Meledeon Hall on East Side of Main Street near 13th Street

1865               Rabbi Rullenauer succeeds Rabbi Faulk

1872               Congregation moved to the Hub Building; Rabbi Meyer was engaged--monthly sermons were instituted

1875               1st money to build Temple; Congregation moved to Beck's block 1517 Market Street

1877               Congregation moved to Odd Fellow Temple at 12th and Chapline

1897               Rabbi Yogelsdorf was engaged and delivered the weekly sermon in English

1882               Congregation moved to erect building of its own 

February 9, 1891   Contract lot for building Temple

1892              Eoff Street Temple was formally dedicated; joined Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) founded in 1873; now URJ (Union for             
                          Reform Judaism

1914-1915      Rabbi Morris S. Lazaron elected to serve


1915-1917      Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver