Jehiel Heller | |
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Personal | |
Born | 1814 |
Died | 14 November 1861
Plungian,
Kovno Governorate, Russian Empire | (aged 46–47)
Religion | Judaism |
Jehiel ben Aaron Heller ( Hebrew: יחיאל בן אהרן העליר, romanized: Yeḥiʼel ben Aron Helir; 1814 – 14 November 1861) was a Russian rabbi.
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." [1]
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.
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link) On patriotism. Translated into German and published for the government by
Leon Mandelstamm .{{
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link) A funeral sermon on Rabbi
David Lurie (Bichover), published as an appendix to the latter's Ḳadmut Sefer ha-Zohar.{{
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link) Commentary on the Song of Solomon. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
public domain: Rosenthal, Herman; London, N. T. (1904).
"Heller, Jehiel b. Aaron". In
Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.).
The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 340.