All of the above mentioned activities attracted the community to Temple Israel but Silton directly involved himself in countless community events as well. For nearly 20 years he directed the Communal High School and taught at the Bet Shraga Capital District Hebrew Academy. When Soviet Jewish immigration was at its height. he supervised the ritual circumcisions of nearly all Soviet immigrants male children. arranged and officiated at the first Russian Jewish wedding and Bar Mitzvah of these newly settled immigrants in the Capital District. In addition to serving on a host of community boards and committees including the Police Review Board under Mayor Gerald Jennings. he initiated the first JewishLatino Seder. hosted the third annual BlackJewish Seder. assisted the Aviva chapter of Bnai Brith with the first Seder for the developmentally disabled. discussed Judaism with hundreds of church groups and taught basic Judaism classes and has lectured at area colleges including College of St. Rose.
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