Jehiel ben Aaron Heller (; 1814 – November 14, 1861) was a Russian rabbi.

Biography

Heller was born in Koidanov, Minsk Governorate, a descendant of Rabbi Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller. As a child he was known as the "Illui of Koidanov."

Jehiel Heller

He was successively rabbi at Glusk (1836–43), Volkovisk (1843–54), Suwalki, and Plungian (till his death). He delivered sermons in German on various notable occasions.

Jehiel Heller

Bibliography

On patriotism. Translated into German and published for the government by . Responsa on the four parts of the Shulḥan 'Aruk. A funeral sermon on Rabbi David Lurie (Bichover), published as an appendix to the latter's Ḳadmut Sefer ha-Zohar. Commentary on the Haggadah of Passover. Commentary on the Song of Solomon.

Jehiel Heller

References

1814 births

1861 deaths

19th-century Lithuanian rabbis

Authors of Rabbinic works

Jewish writers from the Russian Empire

People from Dzyarzhynsk District

People from Plungė

People from Suwałki

People from Vawkavysk