Abraham Chill

Rabbi Abraham Chill is the author of The Mitzvot: The Commandments and Their Rationale.

Born in New York City, Rabbi Abraham Chill attended Yeshiva University and the City College of New York. He received his rabbinical ordination from Chief Rabbi Kook in Jerusalem and subsequently the degree of LL.B. in the United States. In 1943, after holding pulpits in Newburgh, NY and Nashville, TN, he became Rabbi of Congregation Sons of Abraham in Providence, RI, a position he held until his retirement in 1969.

He was the first Jewish Chaplain at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and in 1946 was National Chaplain of the Jewish Chaplain of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States. He has been an active member of the Rabbinical Council of America, serving as president of the North-East Region, and later as national secretary of the Council. He has contributed to a number of rabbinic journals. Rabbi Chill now lives in Jerusalem, where he devotes his time to writing and lecturing.

You can email Rabbi Abraham Chill at: Chill@UrimPublications.com.