[2] 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.

[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.

[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.