Barry Silver

Rabbi Barry Silver (November 18, 1956 – March 21, 2024) was an American attorney and politician in Florida who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives.

Early life and education Barry Silver was born to Elaine and Samuel Silver in Mount Vernon, New York, on November 18, 1956.

Silver graduated with honors from Florida Atlantic University in 1979, and received his juris doctor from Nova University in 1983. In October, Silver won the Democratic nomination for the runoff election over Glenn Wichinsky. Because there was no Republican opposition,

In June 2022, Silver filed a lawsuit against a Florida law banning abortions after 15 weeks, on the grounds that the law infringed on the constitution's right to freedom of religion, among other legal entitlements.

Silver led Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor in Palm Beach County from 1996, where he championed the cause of "Cosmic Judaism", a hyperrationalist, post-denominational approach to Jewish life and practice that emphasized the integration of science and religion, among other values.

Death Silver died from colon cancer on March 21, 2024, at the age of 67.