 In 1867 he was appointed head teacher of Hebrew and Aramaic at the rabbinical seminary, and in 1872 was promoted to the position of inspector, which post he held until 1904.His persistent representations led to the Russian government in 1863 establishing in Wilna seven elementary city schools for Jewish children.Following the example of Wilna, other schools of the same pattern were established in nearly all cities containing a large Jewish population.