Years: 1879–1960
Primary city: New York City
Rabbi Chaim Heller was a Talmudist, biblical scholar, and textual critic, known for his multi-volume Sefer HaMitzvos of the Rambam and other studies in rabbinics and ancient languages. He served as a rabbi in Lomza and later founded the Academy of Higher Jewish Learning in Berlin, where his work integrated traditional learning with philological research. His writings and correspondence connected him with leading rabbinic figures, including Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik.