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{{Short description|American-born Haredi educator and author}}
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|caption = Tziporah Heller at the [[Dirshu]] [[Siyum HaShas]] in Jerusalem, July 2012
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|birth_name = Tziporah Krasner
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|birth_place = [[Brooklyn]], New York, United States
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|occupation = [[Jewish studies]] teacher, author, speaker
|occupation = [[Jewish studies]] teacher, author, speaker
|years_active = 1980–present
|years_active = 1980–present
|employer = [[Neve Yerushalayim]]
|employer = [[Neve Yerushalayim]]
|spouse = Rabbi Avraham Dovid Heller<br>Rabbi [[Dovid Gottlieb]]
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'''Tziporah Heller Gottlieb''' is an American-born [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]] educator, author, and speaker based in [[Jerusalem]], Israel. She is a senior faculty member at the [[Neve Yerushalayim]] College for Women, principal of the Bnos Avigail seminary on the Neve campus, and a lecturer for the online Jewish college, Naaleh.com. She specializes in textual analysis of Biblical literature and [[Jewish philosophy]], and exploration of the role of [[women in Judaism]]. The author of eight books, she is also a weekly columnist for the ''[[Hamodia]]'' newspaper.

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'''Tziporah Heller Gottlieb''' is an American-born [[Haredi Judaism|Haredi]] educator, author, and speaker based in [[Jerusalem]]. She is a senior faculty member at the [[Neve Yerushalayim]] College for Women, principal of the Bnos Avigail seminary on the Neve campus, and a lecturer for the online Jewish college, Naaleh.com. She specializes in textual analysis of Biblical literature and [[Jewish philosophy]], and exploration of the role of [[women in Judaism]]. The author of eight books, she is also a weekly columnist for the ''[[Hamodia]]'' newspaper.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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==Career==
==Career==
Following her marriage in 1967, she and her husband, Avraham Dovid Heller, resided for two years in the [[Galilee]] community of [[Misgav Regional Council|Segev]], in an effort to establish a [[kolel]] there.<ref name=bio/> After their return to Jerusalem, her husband became a lecturer at [[Ohr Somayach, Jerusalem|Ohr Somayach]], and, later, the administrator of [[Yeshiva Pachad Yitzchok]], located near their home in [[Har Nof]].<ref name=bio/> In 1970, she began teaching at the [[Neve Yerushalayim]] College of Jewish Studies for Women in the same neighborhood, becoming a full-time faculty member in 1980.{{sfn|Levine|2005|p=104}} In 2015, she became principal of the Bnos Avigail seminary on the Neve campus.
Following her marriage in 1967, she and her husband, Avraham Dovid Heller, resided for two years in the [[Galilee]] community of [[Misgav Regional Council|Segev]], in an effort to establish a [[kollel]] there.<ref name=bio/> After their return to Jerusalem, her husband became a lecturer at [[Ohr Somayach, Jerusalem|Ohr Somayach]], and, later, the administrator of [[Yeshiva Pachad Yitzchok]], located near their home in [[Har Nof]].<ref name=bio/> In 1970, she began teaching at the [[Neve Yerushalayim]] College of Jewish Studies for Women in the same neighborhood, becoming a full-time faculty member in 1980.{{sfn|Levine|2005|p=104}} In 2015, she became principal of the Bnos Avigail seminary on the Neve campus.


Heller specializes in textual analysis of Biblical literature and [[Jewish philosophy]], with a focus on the commentaries of [[Maimonides|Rambam]] and [[Judah Loew ben Bezalel|Maharal]]. She also lectures on [[women in Judaism]],<ref name=home/> and "the lives of women in the Bible and Prophets".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tziporahheller.com/about-us.html|title=About Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller|publisher=tziporahheller.com|accessdate=13 December 2015}}</ref> She is noted for her ability to bring "lofty concepts" down to a practical level, embellished with true-life stories and a sense of humor.<ref name=towns/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.halbweb.org/SKA/Website/Skaparchive/skapapril27-7.htm|title=Rebbetzin Tzipora Heller Speaks at SKA|publisher=SKAppenings|date=27 April 2007|accessdate=13 December 2015}}</ref> Her views on the role of women in Judaism are frequently cited.{{sfn|Levine|2005|p=104ff}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1679814/jewish/Finding-Heroes-for-Our-Children.htm|title=Finding Heroes for Our Children|first=Yvette|last=Miller|year=2011|publisher=chabad.org}}</ref>{{sfn|Rubinstein|2002|pp=230–231}}{{sfn|Shalit|2007|pp=104–105}}
Heller specializes in textual analysis of Biblical literature and [[Jewish philosophy]], with a focus on the commentaries of [[Maimonides|Rambam]] and [[Judah Loew ben Bezalel|Maharal]]. She also lectures on [[women in Judaism]],<ref name=home/> and "the lives of women in the Bible and Prophets".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tziporahheller.com/about-us.html|title=About Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller|publisher=tziporahheller.com|accessdate=13 December 2015}}</ref> She is noted for her ability to bring "lofty concepts" down to a practical level, embellished with true-life stories and a sense of humor.<ref name=towns/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.halbweb.org/SKA/Website/Skaparchive/skapapril27-7.htm|title=Rebbetzin Tzipora Heller Speaks at SKA|publisher=SKAppenings|date=27 April 2007|accessdate=13 December 2015}}</ref> Her views on the role of women in Judaism are frequently cited.{{sfn|Levine|2005|p=104ff}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1679814/jewish/Finding-Heroes-for-Our-Children.htm|title=Finding Heroes for Our Children|first=Yvette|last=Miller|year=2011|publisher=chabad.org}}</ref>{{sfn|Rubinstein|2002|pp=230–231}}{{sfn|Shalit|2007|pp=104–105}}


She is also a lecturer for the online Jewish college Naaleh.com,<ref name=towns>{{cite web |url= http://5tjt.com/community-news-from-around-the-world-11/|title=Community News From Around The World|work=[[Five Towns Jewish Times]]|year=2014|accessdate=13 December 2015}}</ref> and a weekly columnist for the ''Hamodia'' newspaper. Her 2000 book, ''This Way Up: Torah essays on spiritual growth'', was culled from her columns in that newspaper in the 1990s.{{sfn|Heller|1993|p=vi}} She conducts international speaking tours twice yearly.<ref name=towns/> She has thousands of students around the globe,<ref name=bio/> and her approbation is valued in the Jewish publishing world.{{sfn|Gray|2004|p=6}}{{sfn|Hager|2006|p=8}}{{sfn|Einhorn|Zimmerman|2001|p=7}}{{sfn|Bell|2012|pp=12-14}} In 2011, she was nominated for the Jewish Community Heroes award presented by the [[Jewish Federations of North America]].<ref name=hero>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/nominees/profile/tziporah-heller/|title=Tziporah Heller, Brooklyn, New York|year=2015|publisher=[[Jewish Federations of North America]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222143402/http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/nominees/profile/tziporah-heller/|archivedate=2015-12-22|df=}}</ref>
She is also a lecturer for the online Jewish college Naaleh.com,<ref name=towns>{{cite web |url= http://5tjt.com/community-news-from-around-the-world-11/|title=Community News From Around The World|work=[[Five Towns Jewish Times]]|year=2014|accessdate=13 December 2015}}</ref> and a weekly columnist for the ''Hamodia'' newspaper. Her 2000 book, ''This Way Up: Torah essays on spiritual growth'', was culled from her columns in that newspaper in the 1990s.{{sfn|Heller|1993|p=vi}} She conducts international speaking tours twice yearly.<ref name=towns/> She has thousands of students around the globe,<ref name=bio/> and her approbation is valued in the Jewish publishing world.{{sfn|Gray|2004|p=6}}{{sfn|Hager|2006|p=8}}{{sfn|Einhorn|Zimmerman|2001|p=7}}{{sfn|Bell|2012|pp=12-14}} In 2011, she was nominated for the Jewish Community Heroes award presented by the [[Jewish Federations of North America]].<ref name=hero>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/nominees/profile/tziporah-heller/|title=Tziporah Heller, Brooklyn, New York|year=2015|publisher=[[Jewish Federations of North America]]|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222143402/http://www.jewishcommunityheroes.org/nominees/profile/tziporah-heller/|archivedate=2015-12-22}}</ref>


==Personal==
==Personal==
In 1967, she married Avraham Dovid Heller (1944–2013), and the two made [[aliyah]] to Israel.<ref name=bio>{{cite web |url= http://hamodia.com/2013/10/01/harav-avraham-dovid-heller-zl/|title= Harav Avraham Dovid Heller, z"l|first=Tamar|last=Ansh|date=1 October 2013|accessdate=12 December 2015|work=[[Hamodia]]}}</ref> The couple had 14 children,<ref name=home>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57160128/the-central-new-jersey-home-news/|title=Judaism: a women's perspective|first=Sharon|last=Krengel|newspaper=[[Home News Tribune|Central New Jersey Home News]]|date=May 4, 1996|page=14|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref> and hosted many guests for [[Shabbat]] and [[Jewish holiday]]s.<ref name=bio/><ref name=hero/> On [[Lag BaOmer]] 2020, she remarried to Rabbi [[Dovid Gottlieb]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/neveyerushayaim/videos/1209338765903104/ |title=Mazal Tov Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller & Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb |author=Neve Yerushalayim |date=12 May 2020 |access-date=14 May 2020 }}</ref>
In 1967, she married Avraham Dovid Heller (1944–2013), and the two made [[aliyah]] to Israel.<ref name=bio>{{cite web |url= http://hamodia.com/2013/10/01/harav-avraham-dovid-heller-zl/|title= Harav Avraham Dovid Heller, z"l|first=Tamar|last=Ansh|date=1 October 2013|accessdate=12 December 2015|work=[[Hamodia]]}}</ref> The couple had 14 children,<ref name=home>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57160128/the-central-new-jersey-home-news/|title=Judaism: a women's perspective|first=Sharon|last=Krengel|newspaper=[[Home News Tribune|Central New Jersey Home News]]|date=May 4, 1996|page=14|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}{{open access}}</ref> and hosted many guests for [[Shabbat]] and [[Jewish holiday]]s.<ref name=bio/><ref name=hero/> They were married for 46 years, until Rabbi Heller's death in 2013.
On [[Lag BaOmer]] 2020, she remarried to Rabbi [[Dovid Gottlieb]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/neveyerushayaim/videos/1209338765903104/ |title=Mazal Tov Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller & Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb |author=Neve Yerushalayim |website=[[Facebook]] |date=12 May 2020 |access-date=14 May 2020 }}</ref>


Heller's son-in-law, Shmuel Goldstein, was seriously injured in the [[2014 Jerusalem synagogue attack]].<ref name=attack>{{cite web |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-230828692.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220194428/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-230828692.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2016|title=Counting the Blessings|first=Anav|last=Silverman|date=28 November 2014|accessdate=12 December 2015|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Following the attack, Heller widely disseminated a letter that she had written to her family and friends describing the event,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://forward.com/sisterhood/209584/a-grandmother-s-report-from-har-nof/|title=A Grandmother's Report from Har Nof|work=[[The Forward]]|date=20 November 2014|accessdate=12 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/272395/details-of-yesterdays-attack-in-har-nof-from-rebbetzin-tzipporah-heller.html|title= Details of Yesterday's Attack in Har Nof From Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller |date=19 November 2014|accessdate=12 December 2015|work=[[Yeshiva World News]]}}</ref> and also spoke to the media.<ref name=attack/>
Heller's son-in-law, Shmuel Goldstein, was seriously injured in the [[2014 Jerusalem synagogue attack]].<ref name=attack>{{cite web |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-230828692.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220194428/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-230828692.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2016|title=Counting the Blessings|first=Anav|last=Silverman|date=28 November 2014|accessdate=12 December 2015|work=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Following the attack, Heller widely disseminated a letter that she had written to her family and friends describing the event,<ref>{{cite web |url= http://forward.com/sisterhood/209584/a-grandmother-s-report-from-har-nof/|title=A Grandmother's Report from Har Nof|work=[[The Forward]]|date=20 November 2014|accessdate=12 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/272395/details-of-yesterdays-attack-in-har-nof-from-rebbetzin-tzipporah-heller.html|title= Details of Yesterday's Attack in Har Nof From Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller |date=19 November 2014|accessdate=12 December 2015|work=[[Yeshiva World News]]}}</ref> and also spoke to the media.<ref name=attack/>

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bvI_jwEACAAJ|title= Return: Your Path to Lasting Change|year=2015|publisher=Menucha|isbn= 9781495172540}}
*{{cite book|url=http://www.artscroll.com/Books/9781422613221.html|title=The Balancing Act: How to bring the power and passion of Torah into our homes, our children – and ourselves|year=2012|publisher=[[ArtScroll|Shaar Press]]|isbn=9781422613221 }}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jMBBPgAACAAJ |title= Battle Plans: How to Fight the Yetzer Hara : According to Maharal, Ramchal, Chassidic and Mussar Masters|year=2009|publisher=[[ArtScroll|Shaar Press]]|isbn= 9781422608968}} (with Sara Yoheved Rigler)
*{{cite book|title=Here You Are: Exploring the meaning of life's moments|publisher=Targum Press|year=2008 |isbn= 978-1-56871-486-8}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MEUbgaMe1tQC|title= Let's Face It!: The 8 Essential Challenges of Living|year=2005|publisher=Targum Press|isbn= 9781568713663}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZnNf4sCBrfUC|title= Our Bodies, Our Souls: A Jewish Perspective on Feminine Spirituality|year=2003|publisher=Targum Press|isbn= 9781568712161}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Evu0XwC6tHwC|title= This Way Up: Torah Essays on Spiritual Growth|year=2000|publisher=Feldheim Publishers|isbn= 9781583304167}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=USULC9l7bT0C|title= More Precious Than Pearls: Selected Insights Into the Qualities of the Ideal Woman : Based on Eshes Chayil|year=1993|publisher=Feldheim Publishers|isbn= 9780873066617}}


==References==
==References==
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===Sources===
==Sources==
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6jWQMwEACAAJ|title=Between Me & You: Heartfelt Prayers for Each Jewish Woman |editor-last=Bell|editor-first=Yitzchok Leib|publisher=Nachas Books|year=2012|isbn=1928822606}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6jWQMwEACAAJ|title=Between Me & You: Heartfelt Prayers for Each Jewish Woman |editor-last=Bell|editor-first=Yitzchok Leib|publisher=Nachas Books|year=2012|isbn=978-1928822608}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KeAlAQAAIAAJ&q=tziporah+heller|title=In the Beginning: How to survive your engagement and build a great marriage|first1=Rosie|last1=Einhorn|first2=Sherry S.|last2=Zimmerman|year=2001|publisher=[[Targum Press]]|isbn=1568712901}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KeAlAQAAIAAJ&q=tziporah+heller|title=In the Beginning: How to survive your engagement and build a great marriage|first1=Rosie|last1=Einhorn|first2=Sherry S.|last2=Zimmerman|year=2001|publisher=[[Targum Press]]|isbn=1568712901}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KszXAAAAMAAJ&q=tziporah+heller|title=Gifts of a Stranger: A Convert's Round-the-world Travels and Spiritual Journeys|first=Ahuvah|last=Gray|authorlink=Ahuvah Gray|year=2004|publisher=Targum Press|isbn=1568713312}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KszXAAAAMAAJ&q=tziporah+heller|title=Gifts of a Stranger: A Convert's Round-the-world Travels and Spiritual Journeys|first=Ahuvah|last=Gray|authorlink=Ahuvah Gray|year=2004|publisher=Targum Press|isbn=1568713312}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YyITAQAAIAAJ&q=tziporah+heller|title=From Bogota to Madrid to Jerusalem: A family's fascinating journey|first=Chaya Diane|last=Hager|year=2006|publisher=Israel Book Shop|isbn=1931681686}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YyITAQAAIAAJ&q=tziporah+heller|title=From Bogota to Madrid to Jerusalem: A family's fascinating journey|first=Chaya Diane|last=Hager|year=2006|publisher=Israel Book Shop|isbn=1931681686}}
*{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=USULC9l7bT0C&pg=PA71 |title= More Precious Than Pearls: Selected Insights Into the Qualities of the Ideal Woman Based on Eshes Chayil |first=Tziporah|last=Heller|publisher=[[Feldheim Publishers]]|year=1993|isbn=0873066618}}
*{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=USULC9l7bT0C&pg=PA71 |title= More Precious Than Pearls: Selected Insights Into the Qualities of the Ideal Woman Based on Eshes Chayil |first=Tziporah|last=Heller|publisher=[[Feldheim Publishers]]|year=1993|isbn=0873066618}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Evu0XwC6tHwC&printsec=frontcover |title=This Way Up: Torah essays on spiritual growth|year=2000|publisher=Feldheim Publishers|isbn=1583304169|last=Heller|first=Tziporah}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Evu0XwC6tHwC |title=This Way Up: Torah essays on spiritual growth|year=2000|publisher=Feldheim Publishers|isbn=1583304169|last=Heller|first=Tziporah}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TgWx1fR_kd8C&pg=PA104 |title=Get the Ring: How to find and keep the right one for life|editor-first=David|editor-last=Levine|year=2005|publisher=Warm Wisdom Press|isbn=0972621555}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TgWx1fR_kd8C&pg=PA104 |title=Get the Ring: How to find and keep the right one for life|editor-first=David|editor-last=Levine|year=2005|publisher=Warm Wisdom Press|isbn=0972621555}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B64RAQAAIAAJ&q=tziporah+heller|title=Dancing Through Time: And other essays|first=Yehudah Yonah|last=Rubinstein|publisher=Targum Press|year=2002|isbn=1568712081}}
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B64RAQAAIAAJ&q=tziporah+heller|title=Dancing Through Time: And other essays|first=Yehudah Yonah|last=Rubinstein|publisher=Targum Press|year=2002|isbn=1568712081}}
*{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/girlsgonemildyou0000shal|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/girlsgonemildyou0000shal/page/104 104]|title=Girls Gone Mild: Young women reclaim self-respect and find it's not bad to be good|first=Wendy|last=Shalit|authorlink=Wendy Shalit|year=2007|publisher=[[Random House Publishing Group]]|isbn=1588365859}}
*{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/girlsgonemildyou0000shal|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/girlsgonemildyou0000shal/page/104 104]|title=Girls Gone Mild: Young women reclaim self-respect and find it's not bad to be good|first=Wendy|last=Shalit|authorlink=Wendy Shalit|year=2007|publisher=[[Random House Publishing Group]]|isbn=978-1588365859}}


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Rebbetzin
Tziporah Heller
Heller at the Dirshu Siyum HaShas in Jerusalem, July 2012
Born
Tziporah Krasner

Brooklyn, New York, United States
Occupation(s)Jewish studies teacher, author, speaker
Years active1980–present
EmployerNeve Yerushalayim
Spouses
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20220105094411/http://www.tziporahheller.com/

Tziporah Heller Gottlieb is an American-born Haredi educator, author, and speaker based in Jerusalem. She is a senior faculty member at the Neve Yerushalayim College for Women, principal of the Bnos Avigail seminary on the Neve campus, and a lecturer for the online Jewish college, Naaleh.com. She specializes in textual analysis of Biblical literature and Jewish philosophy, and exploration of the role of women in Judaism. The author of eight books, she is also a weekly columnist for the Hamodia newspaper.

Early life and education

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Born Tziporah Krasner in Brooklyn, New York, she studied at the Bais Yaakov elementary school.[1] From 1966 to 1967, she attended the Rav Wolf Seminary in Bnei Brak.[2]

Career

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Following her marriage in 1967, she and her husband, Avraham Dovid Heller, resided for two years in the Galilee community of Segev, in an effort to establish a kollel there.[3] After their return to Jerusalem, her husband became a lecturer at Ohr Somayach, and, later, the administrator of Yeshiva Pachad Yitzchok, located near their home in Har Nof.[3] In 1970, she began teaching at the Neve Yerushalayim College of Jewish Studies for Women in the same neighborhood, becoming a full-time faculty member in 1980.[4] In 2015, she became principal of the Bnos Avigail seminary on the Neve campus.

Heller specializes in textual analysis of Biblical literature and Jewish philosophy, with a focus on the commentaries of Rambam and Maharal. She also lectures on women in Judaism,[5] and "the lives of women in the Bible and Prophets".[6] She is noted for her ability to bring "lofty concepts" down to a practical level, embellished with true-life stories and a sense of humor.[7][8] Her views on the role of women in Judaism are frequently cited.[9][10][11][12]

She is also a lecturer for the online Jewish college Naaleh.com,[7] and a weekly columnist for the Hamodia newspaper. Her 2000 book, This Way Up: Torah essays on spiritual growth, was culled from her columns in that newspaper in the 1990s.[13] She conducts international speaking tours twice yearly.[7] She has thousands of students around the globe,[3] and her approbation is valued in the Jewish publishing world.[14][15][16][17] In 2011, she was nominated for the Jewish Community Heroes award presented by the Jewish Federations of North America.[18]

Personal

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In 1967, she married Avraham Dovid Heller (1944–2013), and the two made aliyah to Israel.[3] The couple had 14 children,[5] and hosted many guests for Shabbat and Jewish holidays.[3][18] They were married for 46 years, until Rabbi Heller's death in 2013.

On Lag BaOmer 2020, she remarried to Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb.[19]

Heller's son-in-law, Shmuel Goldstein, was seriously injured in the 2014 Jerusalem synagogue attack.[20] Following the attack, Heller widely disseminated a letter that she had written to her family and friends describing the event,[21][22] and also spoke to the media.[20]

Bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ Heller 1993, p. 71.
  2. ^ Massry, Sarah. "Worth the Price? Is going to seminary in Eretz Yisrael a luxury or a necessity?" Ami Living, May 20, 2015, p. 114.
  3. ^ a b c d e Ansh, Tamar (1 October 2013). "Harav Avraham Dovid Heller, z"l". Hamodia. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. ^ Levine 2005, p. 104.
  5. ^ a b Krengel, Sharon (May 4, 1996). "Judaism: a women's perspective". Central New Jersey Home News. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "About Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller". tziporahheller.com. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Community News From Around The World". Five Towns Jewish Times. 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Rebbetzin Tzipora Heller Speaks at SKA". SKAppenings. 27 April 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  9. ^ Levine 2005, p. 104ff.
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