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Reform Rabbi Herbert Weiner maintained a relationship with the Rebbe over the years, after having interviewed him twice in the 1950s. His interviews with the Rebbe are published in his book Nine and a Half Mystics.

Herbert Weiner is the author of Nine-and-a-Half Mystics. During his private audiences with the Rebbe in the mid-1950s, he raised some questions about the nature of faith in Judaism.

Herbert Weiner is the author of Nine-and-a-Half Mystics, and served as the leader of a Reform congregation in New Jersey for forty years. He discussed with the Rebbe Chabad’s unique approach to reconnecting Jews with their faith.

Herbert Weiner is the author of Nine and a Half Mystics. He interviewed the Rebbe twice during the 1950s, and corresponded with him in the years that followed.

Herbert Weiner is the author of Nine and a Half Mystics. In 1955, he was sent by Commentary magazine to report on the activities going on at Lubavitch World Headquarters.

Herbert Weiner is the author of Nine and a Half Mystics. In the mid-1950s, he scheduled his first private audiences with the Rebbe, intending to interview him for a series of articles.